About the artist:

Canadian born Allan Forrest studied at the Ottawa School of Art and, after a short time, moved to NYC to pursue an art career. He started as a furniture refinisher at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, and later moved on to artwork for a children's clothing manufacturer. After being exposed to faux bois (fake wood) restoration at the Ritz Carlton, he began to collect as many books as he could find about faux finishing.

In 1990, Allan Forrest and his wife Karen moved to England, where he worked with a plaster company painting marble and wood insets. Meanwhile, he also entered his fine art pencil drawings in the Royal Academy of Art in London, which received the Honorable Mention Category.

After returning to Baltimore, Maryland in 1992, Allan Forrest began working for Valley Craftsman, embarking on the exploding market of faux finishes and murals.

Establishing his own company (Forrest Art Studio) in 1993, Allan has been going strong on a referral only basis.

Forrest Art Studio is a high-end decorative faux and mural company based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Allan Forrest has been published in Tucson Lifestyle Home & Garden, Home and Design (Washington, Maryland and Virginia), Elan Magazine- Celebrating the Good life in Fairfax County, Virginia and Style Baltimore Magazine.

Forrest Art Studio is an interior design source, where a faux finish or painted mural decoration is the best enhancement.

All designers and clients work directly with Allan Forrest from conceptualization to completion.

Forrest Art Studio provides both commercial and residential services. It has successfully enhanced Italian, Indian and Asian restaurants with authentic referenced art and design. High-end residences include Tucson, Arizona, Delray, Palm Beach and Boca Raton Florida, New York, D.C. and Virginia.

With solid classical portfolio, Forrest Art Studio is also in tune with evolving trends in interior design with stunning graphics, water based finishes and Venetian plasters.