Ivey Hayes (African American) b. 1948 d. 2012 age 64. man on horse. Ink and charcole on paper. Very important work by Ivey hayes. Dated 1969. 16" x 12"Born Aug. 15, 1948, on a Pender County farm, Hayes attended all-black schools during segregation and showed a precocious talent at an early age. “By second grade, I was drawing the teachers,” he told the StarNews in a 2009 interview.Hayes graduated from N.C. College (now N.C. Central University) in 1970, studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned a master of fine arts degree in 1975 from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.To earn a living, however, Hayes spent a number of years working at the Federal Paper Board facility in Wilmington. Arthritis forced him to retire in 1987 – an occasion he later came to regard as a liberation.For years, Hayes painted in a hyper-realistic style. After what he described as a series of visions in the 1980s, including one in which he felt physically transported to Africa, he radically altered his approach. Bright primary colors dominated his palette, and he began to depict figures and landscapes in a series of sinuous curves and geometric patterns. Often, faces would be all black, as if in silhouette.For subject matter, Hayes, who made his home in Rocky Point, stuck close to his roots, depicting peanut- and cotton-pickers, fishermen, quilters, musicians and dancers.Hayes was a familiar local figure, setting up stands to sell his watercolors, acrylics and prints at Riverfest, at Poplar Grove Plantation’s farmers markets and other events.In recent years, he had suffered a string of health problems. Several years ago, he underwent eye surgery. In 2008, he had open heart surgery. Earlier this year, he temporarily lost the use of his hands and attributed his recovery to an act of God.Recently, filmmaker Sheena Vaught had been shooting a documentary on Hayes’ life and work under the auspices of the Cucalorus Film Foundation. Work on the film, which includes scenes from Hayes’ N.C. Central retrospective, will continue, said Cucalorus director Dan Brawley.

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