Brenda Barratt

Who is Brenda Barratt?

Brenda Barratt is an English watercolour painter, particularly of architecture.

Born in Woodford Green, Barratt specialises in architectural subjects as well as gardens and landscapes. She works from her studio in Buxted, East Sussex. Brenda gets commissioned to capture the essence of various schools and colleges in England such as Hurstpierpoint College, Great Walstead School, Burgess Hill Girls School and Brighton College. She produces limited edition prints and donates the original to the school. Collectors from around the world have bought Brenda's architectural watercolors.

Barratt comes from a long line of professional artists and has been painting architectural subjects for over twenty years. Her father, Chris Rooke, was commissioned to paint watercolours of important buildings thought likely not to survive World War II. One of his paintings is in the custody of the Victoria and Albert Museum.