Forrest Bess

‍Forrest Bess was an American visionary painter who lived most of his life at a fishing camp in Chinquapin, near Bay City, Texas. Growing up with an oil worker father and a creative-minded mother, the family was constantly on the move in his early childhood. From his childhood experiences, Bess learned early on that art could help him escape from harsh surroundings. Most of the time, Bess worked as a commercial fisherman, painting in his spare time small, abstract but intense, symbol-laden paint...Read more