Forrest Miller

I grew up in Bay City, Michigan going to Western High School and then Delta Community College. Drawing realistically has always been a passion for me so I evolved to love acrylic and watercolor paint but eventually found that oil paint was my favorite. I moved to Grand Rapids to go to school at Kendall College of Art and Design where I would earn my degree in Illustration in 2013. Since graduating I have been working in catering and building my freelance art business on the side. I enjoy doing commissioned paintings of weddings, children, pets and family portraits. In 2023 I worked with an author to illustrate a children’s book entitled “Big Brother Ringo” available on Amazon. I’ve also done illustrations for album covers, a book cover and a beer logo for Bobs Brewery. My oil paintings have been featured in Artprize 12 times here in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The highlight of my career happened in 2022 when I was hired by Fox 17 to provide court sketches of the Whitmer Kidnapping Trial. I then was hired by Upnorthlive to cover the Whitmer Kidnapping retrial. Working both trials allowed me a lot of time to become confident and comfortable in the courtroom sketching. It was an amazing experience that got me on local news stations as well as CNN, CBS and the Dailymail. Recently my court sketches of the Ogoshi brothers were featured on Abc news Nightline special titled “sextortion.” The episode is currently available on Hulu. While I enjoy doing commissioned paintings and being apart of exhibits I very much enjoy the adrenaline rush and pressure of creating a court sketch. I use mainly charcoal and pastels to create my court sketches. I have a long history of sports growing up so If feel that has helped me grow and adapt as an artist. I feel so lucky to be able to make money doing what I love and I am ready to take advantage of all opportunities that come my way.