Originally from Montclair New Jersey, Lorraine now lives and works at the tip of Cape Cod in Provincetown Massachusetts. She is a painter, working in oil and wax on canvas. Her work is informed by a deep and reverent relationship with nature, with a particular affinity to sea, sky, and the elusive quality of fog. Her painting style is minimalist and leans toward the abstract. Lorraine employs a meticulous blending of color, oftentimes monochromatic, to produce the moody, ethereal feel that defines her work. The addition of a cold wax medium lends depth, subtlety, and a soft patina to the imagery. She paints solely with a palette knife, squeegie, and a few scratching tools. Her seascapes defy the category of art imitating nature, presenting a visual interpretation of the essence of the experience of time at the water's edge. It has been written that 'she paints like a writer, able to depict what a mood or emotion looks like.' Her artistic vision is defined by a sharp focus on capturing what is felt more than seen.
Milestones in her career include being chosen from a field of hundreds of applicants as one of six 'emerging artists', which resulted in her first solo exhibition at the Monmouth Museum in Lincroft New Jersey. Her website was selected for review by the Woven Tale Press, a prestigious online publication, followed by a feature in the Magazine. Lorraine's work is included in the permanent collection of Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, as well as with individual collectors in the New York Metropolitan Area, New England, and across the United States.