Rob Hain
Born in Dorset, England
Lives & works in the Scottish Borders, Scotland
As a child Rob watched his grandfather, who would be absorbed in creating beautiful paintings and detailed drawings which Rob attributes to his close affinity with art. There is a magic, an alchemy that occurs when graphite is applied to paper, when paint touches canvas. Rob creates micro-worlds, proximate, intimate, that capture the connection between the inhabitants, their individual lives and shared experiences.
Whilst the architecture can be exquisite, and surrounding landscape beautiful, Rob finds that without people the painting feels incomplete.
"I have come to realise that people are the soul of a town, the spirit of a city, that gives it life"
Rob's love of our capital, Edinburgh, has grown over the years, its magnificent Georgian architecture, the energy of the thriving festival - the world's largest and its people, Rob's extended family.
Education
1974 - 1977 Loughborough
BA (Hons) Fine Art
Awards
1988 - Civic Trust Award (Scotland)
1988 - Civic Trust Award (UK)
1988 - Saltire Award
Recent Exhibitions & Festivals
2021 - WASP's Open Studio
2020 - LibertyTree.Scot Digital Exhibition
Media
Rob Hain at www.LibertTree.Scot:
2022 - A Tale of Two Paintings
2021 - The Warrior, the Thinker and the Lover
Rob Hain on ITV Borders - Border Life:
Original Art
As a co-founder, Rob contributes, exhibits and sells original art at LibertyTree.scot gallery.
Print specialists
Edinburgh Arts are long standing publishers of Rob's art, with a large catalogue of prints available.