[5] Speaking of Greenberg in 2006, Haynes remembered "how he didn't particularly like my Toledo paintings when he first saw them in the studio, but how he told me I was artistically right on when he caught the finished show at the Edmonton Art Gallery.

"[2] In 1970 Haynes visited New York City, renewing an interest in the work of Adolph Gottlieb and Robert Motherwell, and shifting his attention to painting.

Elected a member of the Royal Canadian Academy in 1974, Haynes was chairman of the Department of Art and Design at U of A (1976–1980), and ultimately held the title of professor emeritus.

[4] In 2005, Haynes was the subject an episode[6] of the nationally-broadcast art documentary series "Landscape As Muse",[7] and is featured in Roald Nasgaard's 2008 book, "Abstract Painting in Canada."

[9] Two monumental paintings by Haynes (titled Promise to Dusk and To Morning Light) adorn either side of the staircase leading to council chambers in Edmonton's City Hall.