Viviane Forest Fine Art – Legally Blind Artist

Hello, Bonjour!

I’m Viviane Forest,

a self-taught, visually impaired acrylic artist.

I am visually impaired since birth. I loved art and physical education in school. I could not predict how that has paved a journey for my life. I now paint and share my story at speaking engagements.

About Viviane

My name is Viviane Forest and I am visualy impaired painter. I am also a multiple gold medal Paralympian with 7 medals, from 3 games, competing for Canada in 2 sports.

I am originally from Quebec and now reside in Alberta. I have 4% functional vision. For a few years I attended a school for the blind where I learned braille, and different fine art methods such as sculpting, painting and music. Throughout my adolescent years I developed a passion and aptitude for sports. This turned into a career that has been rewarding and provided valuable experiences, learning to push physical and mental boundaries. After winning a total of 7 Paralympic medals, many world championship competitions in a summer sport (Goalball) and a winter sport (Alpine Ski Racing). I retired from competitive sport in 2013 I now have time to explore my artistic side as part of my on-going healing journey. I hope you enjoy my work too.

Landscapes

I love capturing memories of my travels on canvas. Here are a few of my works in acrylic paint.

Tile Coasters

Acrylic paint on ceramic tiles with cork backing are a great compliment to comfy surroundings.

Tile Coasters

Acrylic paint on ceramic tiles with cork backing are a great compliment to comfy surroundings.

Abstracts

I was inspired to try something new when I was surrounded by all the colourful tubes of paint one day and thought l’d try painting with bold strokes and colour pairings. Here are some of the results

Portraits

I have recently been exploring portrait painting. Finding the correct proportions is how I started and my subject on hands was a way for me to start trying this type of painting.