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pers and magazines. Because of her ultra-slim figure, at one point, she was chosen to model Audrey Hepbum’s costumes from the famous musical “My Fair Lady” (very tight in the neck, Mrs. Forbush reported).
Her first marriage to Wade Massie brought her to Rappahannock County in 1966. It also brought her four stepchildren, eventually her own daughter, now 25, and the horses, which quickly became her passion and her business.
In her view, the different careers and interests are all connected, one laying the groundwork for the next. “I couldn’t paint horses and animals so well if I hadn’t been around them so much,” she pointed out. “Attention to makeup application, which was part of my modeling years, made it possible for me to understand the structure of eyes and expressions.”
These days, while her husband, who is a Warrenton business owner, is at work, Mrs. Forbush can be found tucked away in her second story studio working diligently at her art. Accompanied by her elderly Jack Russell, Molly, she lives a different life from the rough and tumble days of horse breeding, but it is a life she has embraced with just as much enthusiasm.
“I feel so lucky,” she said, sitting amidst a sea of hound paintings slated for the Museum of Hound and Hunting Show on May 28. “I never get lonely up here, in fact, time seems to fly by.”
This positive outlook is reflected in her paintings over and over again. Engaging and lively, Mrs. Forbush’s work, like the artist herself, has only just begun.
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