Lorraine Thorne

The majority of my paintings are abstracted images that are reminiscent of landscape, with implied perspectives and blurred distinctions.
Abstract forms invite analogies; plough marks, cloud, water, horizon lines.
It is the ambiguity of marks and colour relationships that interest me and the vague narratives that develop with each piece.
In my latest work, my fascination with landscape continues. The traditional /contemporary juxtaposition inspires me and there remains a narrative which explores a visceral response to our landscapes. I have been exploring the concept of 'invisible threads of communication' that surrounds us in modern society, the unseen, the unknowable, whilst relating to an intuitive personal dialogue that connects me to the landscape of our ancestors. 

1985- Completed a B.ED in Art & Design at University of Hertfordshire.
1992- Diploma in printmaking at UCL, London
1985-1998- Teaching career in Art & Design in Secondary and Tertiary education.

1989 -First exhibition at London Art Fair, Kings Rd, works goes to Sweden,
Norway and UK.
I continued to make work throughout my teaching career and sold to private
clients and worked to commissions.
1998-2009- Was a period of travel, Art residencies and working as a full time
artist. My travels and exhibitions took me to Lithuania on a European symposium
with exhibition.
Italy, Florence, Pienza, Sicily, with an exhibition in Trapani. An arts council award
took me to Tuscany once again to study contemporary fresco. Two very interesting
teaching experiences in Italy, where I taught Icon painting with egg tempera and
a contemporary workshop in gesso and oils.
I also began a long and fruitful association with Fenny Street Gallery in Milton
Keynes and Karen Taylor Contemporary Art, London . Karen repeatedly exhibited
my work at London art fairs, including AAF Battersea and Art on Paper.
Karen Taylor also took my work to Edinburgh art fair and European destinations
such as Cannes and Santa Monica on the Italian Riviera. Karen also gained
commissions for me, In particular Lawyer firms in the city.
I sold regularly through Fenny St gallery until it closed its doors after 21 years of
trading.
2009- A return to teaching f...