About

I studied Painting & Printmaking BA (Hons) at St.Martins School of Art, London.

My current series of rhythmic and colourful paintings are inspired by the native wildflowers of the South Downs.

I combine the underlying landscape of spare, rolling hills with a juggle of wildflowers and abstract colour punctuation. The paintings all have an essence of place with each painting based on a particular part of the landscape; each flower a particular discovery, found on wind-cropped cliff top or quiet field margin.

The paintings are a celebration of the countryside, interwoven with ideas of star watching and myth; a living landscape with endless inspiration for the artist.

Find my work

I will be taking part in Brighton’s Artists Open Houses festival at Number 3 on the Kemptown Arts Trail, every weekend in May 2023. I will have paintings, giclee prints, cards and limited edition art cushions on display.

instagram: @lorainehayes.art  

CURRENT/UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

• Artists Open Houses Weekends in May 2023 at Percival Mansions Art House, Number 3 on the Kemptown Arts Trail Brighton. Find us on Brighton seafront: Flat 11, Percival Mansions, Percival Terrace Brighton BN2 1FP.

PAST EXHIBITIONS

• The Grange Gallery, Rottingdean August/Sept 2022
”Cloths of Heaven”, a collaborative show of paintings by Loraine Hayes and textiles by Louise Arnold, inspired by the beautiful South Downs setting.

• Artists Open Houses Weekends in May 2022 at Percival Mansions Art House, Number 12 on the Kemptown Arts Trail Brighton

• Paintings at Kings Hill Kent until August 2022
http://www.kings-hill.com/live/kings-hill-art-exhibitions/current-exhibition

• Kings Hill, Surrey April - July 2022 (by appointment only)

• Christmas Group show at The Grange Gallery, Rottingdean, East Sussex

• The Control Tower, KIngs Hill, Surrey

http://www.kings-hill.com/live/kings-hill-art-exhibitions/current-exhibition

• DMH Stallard 6 New St. Square, City of London

• Artists Open Houses 2019, at Percival Mansions Art House

• Cripps Pemberton Greenish 22 Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells July 2019

• Group show at the Grey Walls Gallery, Brighton Marina July/August 2019

• Crawley

• The Grange Gallery, Rottingdean March 2018

• Artists Open Houses 2018, at Art83

• Laughing Dog Gallery, Brighton Marina, August 2018

• Artists Open Houses 2017, at Art Forty7 

 • The Grange Gallery, Rottingdean, July 2017

• Artists Open Houses 2016, at The Coach House