Tony Forrest is a British wildlife artist whose richly textured oil paintings have delved into the wilds of Africa and India for over three decades. Originally hailing from the West Midlands, he developed a fascination for painting from the age of about seven and later transitioned in his twenties into wildlife art after being profoundly moved by the work of David Shepherd. Forrest has travelled extensively on safari, his first to Kenya’s Tsavo West National Park—to capture animals in their natural habitats, often working from his own photographs taken in the field. His passion for painting thickly applied oils allows him to emphasise the physical presence of animals like elephants, hippos and buffalo, imbuing his canvases with the tactile sense of mud, tusks and creature bulk. Throughout his career, Forrest has exhibited in prestigious venues in the UK and USA—including the Mall Galleries in London and the Safari Club International convention in Reno—earning acclaim as one of the UK’s finest living wildlife artists. Beyond his art, he is deeply committed to conservation: he has donated paintings to charities such as the Born Free Foundation, Tusk Trust and Africat Foundation, helping raise thousands of pounds for wildlife protection. Today based in Cornwall, Forrest continues to seek new safari experiences and painting opportunities, always driven by the belief that his work should place the viewer face-to-face with the realities of the natural world.
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