PROFILE

Tracy Somerville is an accomplished wildlife and portrait artist, preferring to paint in oils, acrylics and pastels. She can use almost any media to great effect and her popular wildlife work concentrates on the animals she knows and loves so well.
A keen conservationist, she has a particular passion for British wildlife and for preservation of our native woodland which is so vital for the survival of both. Now living in Herefordshire she supports the Woodland Trust, whose work she sees as being particularly relevant both locally and nation-wide.
Tracy has had her work accepted by the pastel society for exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London. She is a member of The Wild Life Art society and exhibits annually at their exhibition at the Westminster Gallery also in London.
A finalist in the prestigious international P.A.W.S. (Paint a Wildlife Subject) competition since 1993. Tracy won the Joyce Chaffin Memorial scroll in PAWS in 1996, the PAWS 'Best Oils' award in 1997 when PAWS went international. The PAWS 'Best Acrylics' in 1998, and in 1999 won the 'Best Pastels' award with her painting 'Siberian Winter' which went on to win the PAWS overall ChallengeTrophy as overall winner of the competition.
Her work can always be seen at her permanent exhibition at "The squirrels" in Pengethly Garden centre near Ross-on-Wye
As well as an accomplished wildlife artist, Tracy is also a competent portrait artist for both domestic animals and human subjects. Tracy is always interested in considering commissioned work and can be contacted via e-mail at the address below.