Rowley Haynes, Portrait of a Chair 3 (2024), colored pencil on paper, 22 x 30 in.
Haynes’ work renders frozen intimate moments of friends and family. Whether with oil paint or colored pencil, Haynes captures transient moments of human existence and highly, emotionally charged works with those in his most cherished circle, casting an even more intimate light on his pieces. The introspective beauty present in these everyday snapshots is one of calm serenity. Subjects tend to be found in isolation depicting scenes of loneliness. Haynes’ work calls to mind artists such as Pierre Bonnard and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Rowley Haynes (b. 1996) received his BA from the Glasgow School of Art and graduated in 2022 from the Royal Drawing School. He lives and works in London.