The Chama at Rio Caliente (Sold)

FORREST LEE MOSES, 1934-2021

In 1965 Forrest Moses moved from Houston to the Monterey Peninsula, California. It was a decision that painting was for him an exercise for contemplation of nature and the unfoldment of truth by observation. An intense period of work followed and for three years, his interest centered on the content of the land and sea and that fragile line of meeting. Isolation and routine provided the time for introspection and work.

Now there developed in Moses a need for place. The “Place” is crucial for it becomes the sanctuary for the heart. For Moses, it was to be a place in the sun. New Mexico has been Moses’ home since 1969.

Source: Oral history interview by Sylvia Loomis with Dorothy Morang, 1964 Dec. 3, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.