Lorraine Rossini Hamby
I picked up my first sketchbook years ago during a visit to New York's legendary Pearl Paint— I was like a kid in candy shop, meandering through the art supplies. I had been painting for a few years, experimenting with different approaches. But I hadn’t really found my own style.
That little shopping trip was a turning point. Somehow, when I left the shop that day with a few pens and my first sketchbook, things started to shift. Since then, I haven't stopped drawing.
I love to create expressive, abstract pieces, and faces are definitely my go-to, favorite subject. It started with some scribbles, then an expressive self-portrait and it evolved to become simple, gestural and instinctive pieces.
My art education has been an informal one. It has included a class at the San Francisco Art Institute and guidance from an amazing gem of a teacher who taught local community classes.
I've participated in multiple multiple art exhibitions in the SF Bay Area, including Silicon Valley Open Studios. I've been a contributor to The Sketchbook Project, a global, collaborative and travelling art exhibit, with Faces, Faces 2, and Faces 3.
I also have an Etsy shop where you can order some of my prints.
The Sketchbook Project
