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was gone. We had to get rid of the horses, and just about everything I had been doing for most of my life disappeared.”
Everything but her determination. A love of art which dated back to her childhood resurfaced during those dark days. Early sketches done while she was still bedridden were the beginnings of a new life as a professional artist — a life she has embraced with great passion and,' remarkably, not a hint of self pity, bitterness or the “why me” factor.
“I am so thankful I have this to do,” said Mrs. Forbush. “I have a new life now which I love and I take it very seriously.”
And judging from her success, so do many others. She had developed a keen eye for confirmation of the horse based on years of breeding and raising yearlings for the select sales. She drew from that knowledge to paint horses, a body of work which soon began to attract numerous commissions.
One of her first successes was a portrait of her own horse, “Miss Josh,” champion turf mare and a nominee for the 1991 Eclipse Award.
Classes at the Corcoran in Washington, D.C. and workshops at Northern Virginia Community College further developed her natural skills. She began to do portraits, both of animals and people, and moved from pastels to oils.
Her work has been shown at the Sporting Gallery in Middleburg, the Berresford Gallery in Saratoga, N.Y., the American Academy of Equine Art and the Museum of The Hound and Hunting Show at Morven Park.
For two years in a row, her paintings have been chosen for the cover of the Upperville Colt and Horse Show program and her sketches used for the show hats and T-shirts.
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