Rob Hart is a painter. He lives and works in Nottingham and is founder of Wollaton Street Studios, one of the longest established artists’ studios in Nottingham.

He studied Fine Art at the University of Central Lancashire gaining a 1st class Honours Degree in Fine Art and subsequently an MA in  Fine Arts from Nottingham Trent University.

Rob Has exhibited extensively regionally, nationally and internationally at many prestigious galleries.

He has work in private and public collections in UK and USA and has received commissions from private collectors and public institutes including the Nottingham Trent University.

Rob is currently represented by Byard Art, Cambridge and Atticus Arts, Bath.




Artist’s Statement

My paintings are inspired and informed by the natural landscape. The references to landscape are the result of a combination of observation, memory and experience.

There are particular places, which hold a sustained interest for me, and over a period of time these places have connected and merged becoming inextricably linked to states of mind, to particular events and memories.

I find the changing relationship of weather and light upon the landscape constantly fascinating and this has a profound influence on the feel of my work.

There is a strong bond between myself and the landscape that I grew up in, the open moorlands of the north-west of England. My interest and feelings for the magnificent desolation of the moorland landscape have grown stronger over the years.

I use colour to evoke moods and feelings quite subjectively. The paintings evolve mostly through improvisation, working intuitively from initial motifs and ideas.

Rob Hart.
February, 2006