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Author: Shaun Forward

Painter | Urban Sketcher | Printmaker

shaun forward peeping minster painting series

My online shop, ‘Buy art’ is now live and open!

My newly upgraded online shop is now live, where you can browse and securely buy my available art. Selected new art will be added as it becomes available – and I will soon be offering regular sketchbooking workshops, too! The best new work, in the form of my studio and plein air paintings, fine art…
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Looking back – as I find my way forward…

This week, I have enjoyed looking back at a few favourite paintings from my archives, as I continue to work on developing my style. Having devoted a lot of my creative time on sketchbooking in recent weeks, I am returning my focus to painting and my quest to develop a loose and exciting style –…
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Swanage to Shell Bay sketchbook walk

Sketchbooking is becoming something of a passion of mine! I just love the portability of minimal kit and being able to draw from life absolutely anywhere – and to do it so spontaneously. I had a brilliant sketch walk last Tuesday! I caught the open top Breezer bus from Canford Cliffs to Swanage and walked…
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Fellowship Member; Dorset Artists Guild

Delighted to have been selected as a Full Fellowship Member of the Dorset Artists Guild. The Dorset Artists Guild is a community of professional artists based in and around Wimborne. Focused on both social and professional connections, members collaborate, exhibit together, and support one another in their creative practice. Through exhibitions and networking, the Guild…
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Urban sketching tour of south Wales

Five brilliant days in February touring fabulous south Wales, urban sketching in five different market towns; Abergavenny, Brecon, Hay-on-Wye, Monmouth & Chepstow.This is snapshot of a wonderful, but very cold and grey van trip… #urbansketchers #urbansketching #hayonwye #chepstow #monmouth #abergavenny #brecon The video below is a summary of all five videos created on each days’…
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Wimborne Minster Plein air painting

Winter plein air development

I just love making art outdoors in the cool and subdued weather of winter. Today I am in Wimborne, experimenting with my looser approach. I’m looking to add to my ‘Peeping Minster’ series and also to develop my more impressionistic style. This small painting is a dress-rehearsal for the final, 40x40cm canvas. Today was freezing…
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