The Gallery

We welcome Lorraine Haskins to The Gallery!

West Side is excited to welcome artist Lorraine Haskins to The Gallery for her exhibition, "MUSE: Inhabit - Imagine - Invent."

Lorraine Haskins was born in New York City and has called Ridgewood home since 2001. A world traveler and artist at heart, Lorraine is most content when contemplating her next drawing, often finding inspiration in the flora and fauna she encounters close to home or in distant places.  A self-taught artist and admitted late bloomer, Lorraine rediscovered her love of drawing during the COVID-19 lockdown, where she found solace while examining the details of the natural world she saw on her daily walks. With a cameraphone in hand, she would capture images with the purpose of reinterpreting them in a different medium, such as graphite, colored pencil, ink, or watercolor.

For her April 2024 exhibit at The Gallery, Lorraine asks that visitors enter the space with a mind that is open to possibility. The images you see are versions of what she sees, studies, and creates. Greatly inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe, Lorraine has reimagined certain aspects of her images by introducing elements of fantasy, while still embracing components that ring true to her subject. 

The world one inhabits.

The world one imagines. 

The world one invents.

Find your MUSE.

Follow Lorraine on Instagram @raine_haskins

Stop by The Gallery to see Lorraine's exhibit on weekdays during April from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm or between 8:00 am and 1:00 pm on Sunday. See something you like? Bring it home! West Side receives 25 percent of sales.