Inspiration from the sea is key to painter Catherine Forshall who is raising money for MCS.
Devon based painter, Catherine Forshall, has been recording her views of the sea for most of her life. Brought up on the West Coast of Scotland, Catherine spent hours studying crabs and shrimps, shells and stones.
“We moved to the Lot region in France, and I realised how much I missed it. I started trips to the Atlantic Coast and the Med, painting large canvases of shells and fish. We moved to Catalonia where you could see shoals of fish swimming along the inside of the waves just before they broke on the shore. Now we’re in Devon and it’s a good place to continue my mission, to record the sea life I love.”
"I have always felt that the sea is part of me. I think of it as this huge benign nurturing force, a source of food and energy, refreshing and invigorating. I don't want it to be poisoned for our children. That is why I support the Marine Conservation Society. I think the work they do, raising public awareness, getting parts of our sea around Britain fully protected, improving the cleanliness of our beaches, and supporting sustainable fishing policies is fantastic."
Catherine is currently donating 10% of all sales of her artwork to MCS and has already raised a brilliant £600! She has now gone even further by designing six limited edition prints specifically with MCS in mind, of which she will donate a fantastic 50% of the sale price!
You can see and buy all of Catherine’s work, including the limited edition prints at www.catherineforshall.co.uk
