Hillery Lay

contemporary rural painting

The Power of One show for April is cancelled

April 1, 2020

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How I'm starting my new series of paintings

March 7, 2020

Allowing space for growth

2019 painting roundup

December 4, 2019

A fast summary of my work from 2019

Reasons to walk in the woods

November 13, 2019

The story behind my new painting

Why I'm painting over my old artwork

October 2, 2019

Learning from the old while embracing the new

A disastrous cliffs pop up

September 1, 2019

Well, RIP the majestic outdoor art installation I had been picturing in my head for weeks.

How I’m building my art practice

September 17, 2018

Adapting to shifting ideas

I’m Hillery Lay a mixed media artist living in Eastern Oregon. I use a variety of mediums, spaces, and symbol markers to add depth to my painting practice. I create artwork rooted in my place and my people. Blending nature with human figures and abs… — I’m Hillery Lay a mixed media artist living in Eastern Oregon. I use a variety of mediums, spaces, and symbol markers to add depth to my painting practice. I create artwork rooted in my place and my people. Blending nature with human figures and abstracting both elements allows me to tell the story of my contemporary rural life.

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Not a bad English assignment: my creative response to Karen Russell’s “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves”

Finding the most perfect phone-holding-stump ever seen in the forest ☔️ 🌲

My line up for this year’s @xrds.art.center open show. Framing by @royal._.artisan It’s always a great show because SO many different types of artists enter such different works of art. Show opens this Friday! #easternoregonartist #studiodog #coastal #firstfridaybakercity #sixthofthemonth

Don’t forget the beach is cool #coastal

Good morning friends #coastal