Hillery Lay

contemporary rural painting

Mega mud colors

May 20, 2019

Explaining my love of mixing muddy paint colors

Reoccurring Subjects: Chainsaw Guy

February 5, 2019

Learn how Chainsaw Guy became a reoccurring symbol in my paintings

Space color

December 10, 2018

The importance of color in my abstract art

Hi, i’m Hillery Lay, a mixed media painter living in rural Oregon.

Welcome to my Sketchbook, this blog is dedicated to the growth of my painting practice.

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Forest pop-up

Bonfire pop-up

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I opened my Etsy shop in 2012. I’ve been a little off and on with it. Most recently I put the shop on vacation mode for a while because I was becoming a little unfocused with it. I’m planning on reopening my shop very soon and filling it with limited edition cyanotype prints. #cyanotpyes #sunprint #hillerylay #bakercityartist #printmaking #etsyshop

My morning start #creativelife #landscapepainting #mixedmediaart #oregonartist #contemporarypainting

Sky work from 2015. I’m thinking of how to incorporate this again. #colorcrush #paintingstudio #artlife #bakercityartist #landscape #home

“A phrase I’ve heard recently is mountain culture. Chainsaw Guy definitely fits in with this idea in my paintings. He automatically embodies an outdoor lifestyle. Someone with an understanding of the mountains he or she calls home.” #easternoregonartists #contemporaryarts #ruraloregonartists #bakerciryartist #creativelife #bakercityblogger #art

Explored with my sidekicks this morning. I’ve been making art with them at my heels for 12 years now! Time is flying by! I’ve had the most growth with my painting in those 12 years, so they’re my good luck charms 🍀🍀 Today we rode dirt bikes and four wheelers and shot pics for a new art project. They’re very patient with me and my frequent stops to either take pictures or pick up nice looking rocks 😉 #painting #exploreoregon #thisisart #ruraloregonartist #makearteveryday

“A lot of the figurative subjects I paint are set in outdoor scenes. It’s a step further to gather my ideas out of the context of living in a moment, taking those ideas home to abstract them, and then sticking them back into the context of nature.” #oregonartist #bakercityblogger #contemporaryartists #creativelife #ontheblog #showyourwork #ruraloregonpainter #bakercityartist

“Solar printing is a process of developing images without a dark room or harsh chemicals. The results are ghostly and tonal. A mostly sunny day is all you need.” #oregonpainter #bakercityblogger #studiotime #artstudio #showyourwork #cyanotypeprintingprocess #cyanotype #createeveryday #printmaking #hillerylay #tbthursday

Making the time is hard sometimes #painting #oregonartist #wip #artist #hillerylay #ruraloregonartist

Which do you prefer? Warm or cool? I like em both 🤗 #painting #artstudio #oregonartist #bakercityartist #studiotime #ruraloregonartist #colorlove #workinprogress

🔥 🌲 A year ago: “So late one recent afternoon, I chose a clump of burnt trees on the edge of our property to hang my backwoods installation. The trees were to come down the next weekend, so now was the time. I carefully hammered nails into the black dead trunks, hung my paintings, stood back and took pictures. It was fun and looked cool, kind of a coming full circle deal.” #contemporaryarts #installationart #easternoregonartist #hillerylay #bakercityblogger #oregonartist #bakercityartist #abstractart #ruraloregonartist #doitfortheprocess

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