Alice Linford Forte

  • Painting

I’m a self taught abstract and landscape painter. Expect large scale, dramatic sky and ocean inspired works, emphasising WA’s vast and rugged coastlines, as well as dreamy, evocative abstracts. My studio is situated on a rustic, rural farm property where I grew up in Forest Grove.

Studio Details

Birchfield Farm Studio
368 Calgardup road
FOREST GROVE

Opening Hours

  • Sat 7 Sept10am - 4pm
  • Sun 8 Sept10am - 4pm
  • Mon 9 Sept10am - 4pm
  • Tue 10 Sept10am - 4pm
  • Wed 11 SeptClosed
  • Thu 12 Sept10am - 4pm
  • Fri 13 Sept10am - 4pm
  • Sat 14 Sept10am - 4pm
  • Sun 15 Sept10am - 4pm
  • Mon 16 Sept10am - 4pm
  • Tue 17 Sept10am - 4pm
  • Wed 18 SeptClosed
  • Thu 19 Sept10am - 4pm
  • Fri 20 Sept10am - 4pm
  • Sat 21 Sept10am - 4pm
  • Sun 22 Sept10am - 4pm
  • Parking suitable for cars
  • Parking suitable for buses
  • Family friendly (suitable for children)
  • Refreshments available

“My painting is an outlet for me to express myself as authentically as possible.
I lay down colours and brush strokes with raw, emotional intention, feeling out a new artwork as it emerges on the canvas without any fixed plan or procedure. Being self taught I’ve forged my own path through trial and error techniques which lead equally to success as they do to failure. The unknowing is what I enjoy most about my method. A work in progress unveils itself to me as much as it does to others, as i’m led by my subconscious. ‘Experimentation’ has been a recurring theme in my process.
Every now and again I dabble in more figurative painting, but abstract is what enables me to really let the imagination wander. It allows me to dive deep into the emotional psyche, tune out of my surroundings and get completely lost.
I grew up in Margaret River on a large rural property that I’m still fortunate enough to call home, and where i have my beautiful, rustic art studio.
My biggest inspirations are the sea and the sky, which gives my work a somewhat ethereal energy.
My unforeseeable path as an artist encourages me to be proactive and dynamic. I’m never bored because my style is constantly evolving and changing
I let the intuition lead and the rest follows. The result is a kind of visual escapism.”