Beatrice Forshall was born in France; she spent her early years there and in Catalonia. She studied illustration at Falmouth College of Art, specialising in dry-point engraving. She has since exhibited regularly throughout the UK. Her work has always drawn upon the natural world, and her printmaking revolves around themes central to conservation. Each work is printed using an intaglio press. The process is long: first drawing, then engraving, printing and colouring by hand. The material on which Beatrice engraves is fragile, so print runs are short, rarely more than twenty-five, and each final image varies slightly in colour and sometimes composition from the rest of the series, making it unique.
Beatrice Forshall was born in France; she spent her early years there and in Catalonia. She studied illustration at Falmouth College of Art, specialising in dry-point engraving. She has since exhibited regularly throughout the UK. Her work has always drawn upon the natural world, and her printmaking revolves around themes central to conservation. Each work is printed using an intaglio press. The process is long: first drawing, then engraving, printing and colouring by hand. The material on which Beatrice engraves is fragile, so print runs are short, rarely more than twenty-five, and each final image varies slightly in colour and sometimes composition from the rest of the series, making it unique.