Crista Forest's Animals & Art

I've spent the past several months painting digitally so it's been a really long time since I created an actual physical painting, b...

I added a new link to my website menu, Small Works. This links to page showcasing all my mini paintings. While not technically all "min...

I haven't been doing a lot of small paintings lately because I had been trying to keep up with supplying the gallery, the local public a...

New small painting of a black-capped chickadee on a branch with autumn leaves. The perfect Christmas gift for the bird lover you know! ...

I little departure from my usual animal paintings to create a holiday image featuring shiny gold Christmas bells and a bright red ribbon. Ad...

New small painting of a red fox. "Looking Back" 5"x7" oil on Gessobord Available Here

New small works painting. This one is of a galloping bay horse. Because of the warm tones and soft lighting, and the reddish coloring of the...

Wow, I just realized I have not painted a single deer painting this year. My last painting that included a member of the deer family was an ...

6"x6" Oil on Multimedia Artboard Available here .

I call this one "Midnight Sun" because the horse is dark and the light behind him seems a bit like the eerie low light of a late s...

A new small painting recently finished. I think after 20 years of painting I'm finally starting to "get it"! Haha! I seemed to...

OK, I think with this post I'm finally caught up on my miniature paintings posts. I know, these aren't "technically" minia...

Bay Pinto Horse 5"x7" oil on Multimedia Artboard Original: SOLD Other small paintings available Here

My first calf mini painting, a little black and white Holstein. Holstein Calf 5"x7" oil Original: SOLD Other small pain...

I seem to be falling behind posting newly finished paintings. I have a few more to go to catch up. Here's another painting I completed a...

I know there was a little thumbnail image of this painting in my previous post about the Parklane Gallery Miniature Show but, since I like ...

Every year the Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, WA hosts its Annual Miniature Show in May featuring miniature paintings and sculptures from ar...

I call this little girl "Nubian Red" even though I'm not quite sure it's a Nubian goat or if they call that color red. Per...

Mini painting #47 here, a fluffy ewe on a grassy hill. This is the first time I ever painted a sheep or any wooly animal so figuring out how...

Oh my! I can't believe it's been 2 months since I completed a miniature painting! Well, time to get back to it. I like to keep the...