Richard Tratt SWLA

Statement

Richard Tratt is always inspired by the natural world and by Britain’s lush and diverse landscape. His paintings focus mainly on his local area of Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire. He says, "So many exciting variations occur from Chalk Downland to New Forest lowland heath and westwards to the fabulous Dorset coast."

Methodology

Richard works in oil on canvas. He spends a lot of time outdoors researching his subjects and sometimes painting in the basis of the landscape. Most of the paintings are brought indoors for completion of finer details in the studio. Richard is usually working on five or more paintings at any one time! When doing commissioned paintings he is quite happy to work from photographs.

Bio

1953 Born in Enfield, Hertfordshire

1970 - 1972 Northwich College of Art

1972 - 1974 Dartington College of Arts

1979 Became full time artist

1981 Elected to the SWLA

1986 Elected to SBA

1994 Painted two murals in Sultan of Oman’s Palace

Memberships

Society of Botanical Artists