About the Artist
Lori Forest
A resident of Colorado for most of her life, Lori’s paintings illustrate her fascination for the sublime beauty and quiet power of the west. The western horse, and wildlife are the focus of her oil paintings.
An active outdoors person and horsewoman, Lori paints from her own personal experience from trips into the national parks and wilderness of the western United States. Backcountry explorations often bring her face to face with the wildlife in their natural habitat. These firsthand experiences are the inspiration for her paintings. Her wildlife pieces are representative of the animal’s natural behavior and habitat. “My paintings are both landscape and wildlife compositions. I represent the natural behavior of my wildlife subject from field observations and a lifetime of living among them. I paint with a strong emphasis on dramatic light and rich, saturated colors.”
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Her award-winning work has received recognition in national shows: She has participated in the Masters of the American West Exhibition, the Oil Painters of America’s Western Regional Shows, The American Academy of Equine Art’s National Exhibition, Paint the Parks Top 100 Competition and Exhibition, and the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s Plein Air Festival
Recent Shows
- Deck the Hall Holiday Miniature Show, Trailside Gallery November 2025
- Sears Art Museum Invitational Show, February 2025
- Mountain Oyster Cub Western Art Show and Sale, Tucson, AZ November 2024
- Trailside Gallery Holiday Miniatures Show November 2024
- Trailside Gallery Holiday Miniatures Show November 2023
- Trailside Gallery Holiday Miniatures Show November 2022
- Colorado Governor’s Show Plein Air Event Loveland, CO April 2022
- 33rd Annual Dixie Sears Art Museum Invitational Show, St. George, UT, February 2022
- Trailside Gallery Holiday Miniatures Show November 2021
- The West: Trimmings, Trappings, Feather & Fur, Paderewski Fine Art & The Sportsman's Gallery, Ltd., Nashville, TN, October 2021
- Out West Art Show, Great Falls, MT, August 2021
- 47th Annual Western Art Show and Sale, Phippen Museum, Prescott, AZ, May 2021
