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Richard Tratt SWLA SBA
Biography
Richard Tratt is a painter of British landscape and wildlife. As a young boy he developed a consuming interest in Natural History, with a particular fascination for butterflies and moths. He began painting in his teens, and attended Northwich College of Art, Cheshire, and Dartington College of Arts, Devon (1970-1974).
Richard spends a great deal of time observing and sketching his subjects in their environment. Most of the wildlife and botanical detail is completed in the studio, but much of his landscape work is painted outdoors, working mainly in oils on canvas. Richard has been painting full time since 1979, and was elected a member of The Society of Wildlife Artists (SWLA) in 1981, and The Society of Botanical Artists (SBA) in 1986. He now lives in Fordingbridge, on the northern edge of the New Forest and is inspired by the unique local environment of Hampshire, Wiltshire and Dorset.
Richard exhibits at many galleries and Venues throughout the country including the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. He shows regularly at the annual SWLA and SBA exhibitions and also has an international following; in 1995 he painted two giant murals in The Royal Palace of Oman. Recently his paintings have become popular in Japan, resulting in one man exhibitions in Tokyo, in 1998 and 2000.
Richard’s work is published by CK Art, Rosenstiel’s, Medici, Reynard Fine Art, RSPB, and Sally Mitchell Fine Art. It has featured in International Artist magazine, Draw it Paint it magazine, and Painting Birds and Animals. Paintings are on permanent display at The Nature in Art Museum, Gloucester. In 1996 Richard won first prize for the national competition ‘Art in Nature’, organized by The Artist magazine.
Langford Press recently published a book featuring over 200 of Richard’s natural habitat paintings. Butterfly Landscapes (ISBN: 1-904078-15-X) is also an informative book with clear concise descriptions of all the 59 British species, every butterfly portrayed in its natural resting position.
Contact Details
Web: http://www.richardtratt.co.uk
Email: abctratt[at]aol.com