Anthony Garratt was born in Sevenoaks, Kent. He studied at Chelsea College of Art and then Falmouth College of Arts for a design degree. Having worked as a designer at top agencies for a few years in London, he was able to take up painting full time after a couple of successful shows. He now works from, and is a director of, the Jamaica Street Studios in Bristol. Garratt is predominantly a painter of the British landscape, his work concerned with the weather, an experience and impact of a landscape. His research time is spent in heavy weather, in remote locations and places that have an emotional impact. For Garratt, inspiration comes from the British landscape and its ever-changing climate. As a keen sailor, he enjoys the solitude and power of the elements and the feeling of vulnerability and challenge. Garratt is an artist member of the Royal West of England Academy where he has regularly exhibited. He has also shown work at the Royal Academy summer exhibition and the Royal College of Arts Henry Moore Gallery having featured on a recent BBC2 art series. Has exhibited all over the UK including London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cornwall and Bristol.