  
Nearly born on horseback in 1965 and still most comfortable there, Nevada watercolorist Traci L. Hatch paints images of today's western way of life inspired by an inherent love for its unique charm.Traci's parents, Doyle and Shirley Hatch, always made a living in the horse and cattle business, both trading and ranching. The family moved to Arizona in 1973 "where the wild west and its characters came directly to our front door," Traci recalls. Traci grew up on her "Dad's shirttail," everywhere from livestock auction yards to the Navajo and Hopi reservations.Without the benefit of a formal art education, Traci paints her passion, focusing on the characters, animals and attitudes she can identify with. Now living in the small farming and ranching community of Fallon, Nevada, showing cutting horses and team roping has become a love for Traci and the subject of some of her artwork. Cutting and roping allows her the opportunity to enjoy great horses and people involved in the western way of life. Todays cowboys and cowgirls are a fascinating breed and Traci sees situations and scenes every day that define art to her, a good life, an art in itself.
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