Steve Forster Painter USA

Steve Forster Painter USA
Born in Boston and raised in Central Florida where he studied, first at the Florida School of The Arts A.A., then at the University of North Florida, where he earned a BFA in drawing and painting, Steve now lives in Long Island with his wife, sculptor Rebecca Forster.
He began teaching in 2004 and is now co-director of the Long Island Academy of Fine Art, LIAFA. “I love teaching. It is an important part of my life,” he said.
He was spurred on by his teachers when he was a young boy and among them was Jennifer However, who cared about him and wrote a letter of recommendation for the college. A friend of his, an abstract painter, later suggested he study under the court of master artist Daniel Graves, founder of the Florence Academy of Art, one of the most prestigious schools in the world, to study the Old Masters techniques.
“In Italy we seriously experienced the high level of Realism under the guidance of Daniel Graves and Simona Dolce,” said the artist gratefully.
So, after convincing his lifelong friend, artist Stephan Bauman, to follow him to Italy, they left for that great experience, even if, “Honestly, Steve didn’t want to leave with me to Italy,” Steve laughed.
Steve Forster, “Purity Cultivation,” Oil on Wood, 18 x 18 inches
In Florence, in addition to becoming two great artists, they found love: Steve met and married Rebecca, and Stephen Bauman married the painter Cornelia Hernes.
Afterwards masterfully and meticulously learning the fundamentals of art, Steve later decided to experiment a new modern approach to Realism and pursued his master’s degree from the New York Academy Of Art, the school founded by Andy Warhol, where he has been teaching since 2009.
In his career he had numerous collaborations and among them he was studio assistant of Carol Feuerman. He won numerous awards and recognitions, including an award of excellence from the Portrait Society of America.
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