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November 12, 2020

Local landscapes and a crafted color palette were my focus when starting these paintings.

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In art practice Tags mixed media painting, landscape art
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My Forest - Part one, the collages

June 18, 2020

I’ve finished a new series of artworks

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In art practice Tags Hillery Lay, mixed media painting, art practice blogs, rural contemporary art, Oregon artists
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How I'm starting my new series of paintings

March 7, 2020

Allowing space for growth

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In art practice Tags new art, Oregon artist, art practice, mixed media painting
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Lost Giants

February 12, 2020

Loss and environment inspired my new painting

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In a painting story Tags contemporary Oregon art, Hillery Lay, mixed media painting
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2019 painting roundup

December 4, 2019

A fast summary of my work from 2019

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In art practice Tags Oregon artist, mixed media painting
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Reasons to walk in the woods

November 13, 2019

The story behind my new painting

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In a painting story Tags Hillery Lay, Oregon artist, contemporary Oregon art, rural painting, mixed media painting
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Why I'm painting over my old artwork

October 2, 2019

Learning from the old while embracing the new

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In art practice Tags Oregon artist, mixed media painting, art blog
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It's my Sketchbook one year anniversary!

August 1, 2019

How I made it to my first year blogging anniversary as a newbie.

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In art practice Tags blogging for a year, rural Oregon artist, hillery lay, mixed media painting, art blog
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A good time at the rodeo

July 14, 2019

Finding subject matter outside of my personal life

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In art practice Tags rodeo art, The Elgin Stampede, mixed media painting, painting practice
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Mega mud colors

May 20, 2019

Explaining my love of mixing muddy paint colors

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In art practice Tags abstract art, art practice, painting, oregon artist, contemporary art, mixed media artists in oregon, mixed media art, mixed media painting, mixed media art journal
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Reoccurring Subjects: Chainsaw Guy

February 5, 2019

Learn how Chainsaw Guy became a reoccurring symbol in my paintings

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In art practice Tags contemporary art, rural art, abstract art, art practice, mixed media art, mixed media art journal, mixed media artist, mixed media artists in oregon, mixed media painting
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Space color

December 10, 2018

The importance of color in my abstract art

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In art practice Tags mixed media art, mixed media art journal, mixed media artist, mixed media artists in oregon, mixed media painting, hillery lay, artists in oregon
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New work and a bonfire pop up

November 30, 2018

Taking my mixed media paintings back to nature

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In pop ups Tags mixed media art, mixed media artist, mixed media art journal, contemporary art, artists in oregon, art pop ups, mixed media painting, mixed media artists in oregon
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A month of beer at the Royal Artisan

October 23, 2018

How I made new paintings by digging in my past

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In shows and events Tags mixed media art, mixed media art journal, mixed media artist, mixed media artists in oregon, mixed media painting, abstract art, artists in oregon, hillery lay
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The evolution of a symbol and a forest pop up

August 16, 2018

Seeing some important work in its natural setting

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In pop ups Tags mixed media art, mixed media artist, wild fire art, hillery lay, mixed media painting, art pop ups, art shows in oregon, oregon artist, art pop ups in oregon
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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”
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 ☔️ 🌲
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 #studio
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
Don’t forget the beach is cool #coastal
Good morning friends #coastal
Good morning friends #coastal
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I’m Hillery Lay and I’m 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 to my place and my people.Blending nature with human figures a…

I’m Hillery Lay and I’m 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 to 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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