Speaking to the intangible sensations of experiences in nature, Brian Rattiner seeks to distill the sublime within his lyrical scribbles. His artworks pen a love letter from the real to the abstract, blended and blurred beyond perceivable distinction. Rattiner acts as a conduit, allowing his surroundings to guide his process. His marks of colored pencil, charcoal, oil pastel, oil stick, and marker intermingle with soft clouds of color, releasing sensory associations with the landscape. At times these marks form something recognizable. Hints of his reality—a bat, flower, fig, or shooting star—anchor these intimate and immediate works on paper, which become tactile and tangible experiences through Rattiner's active hand.

Brian Rattiner was born in 1982 in Brooklyn, NY, where he lives. He received his BFA in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design (2004).

Rattiner has mounted solo and two-person exhibitions at Carvalho Park in New York City, NY, and David B. Smith Gallery in Denver, CO.

He has exhibited in group shows at Ortega y Gasset Projects in Brooklyn, NY; Transmitter Gallery in Brooklyn, NY; Susan Eley Fine Art in New York City, NY; Anna Nova Gallery in Moscow, Russia; and the Leroy Neiman Gallery at Columbia University in New York City, NY.

The artist has also participated in multiple residencies, including Anderson Ranch in Snowmass Village, CO; Obracadobra in Oaxaca, Mexico; Monson Arts in Monson, ME; the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts in Skopelos, Greece; the Fundación Valparaiso in Mojácar, Spain; and Alone in the Woods in Lincolnville, ME.