Welcome
Hilary paints landscapes of the Canadian wilderness, from Ontario to Labrador. as well as plain air painting all year round, she also does large-scale studio watercolours /acrylics/oils on panel.
Hilary has been painting for over 40 years, and developed her own style by practicing painting daily to improve her skills. Since living in Georgian Bay she has been a professional landscape painter. Her focus is capturing the unique goemorphological landforms around Ontario and the East Coast.
Hilary finds that plein air painting allows her to stay loose while she captures the exact colours around her. The lack of control of the wet-on-wet method forces immediate decision-making while the watercolours flow. Wet on wet allows for the excitement of letting go, to allow natural processes to be involved in the creative process. Recently, Hilary’s winter wet on wet paintings have incorporated snow as a medium, allowing the natural material to force more abstraction in her painting process. Snow is a very Canadian medium. When combined with pigment, it enriches the combinations of colours in her work.
Hilary is inspired by the wild contrasts of the four seasons, particularly the ecstatic explosion of the autumn palette. Her many years of colour research have led her to build courageous combinations in both her watercolours and mixed media.
Her recent acquisition of the Kakabeka wilderness cabin (see blog for details) has resulted in a focused exploration of being alone in the Northern Ontario wilderness.
Having completed her Masters in Landscape Architecture, Hilary also transposes her educational background into her work, correctly incorporating native tree and plant species as she paints.
Hilary has been featured in PleinairMagazine.com, as well as American Watercolor.net and has been interviewed on Youtube by 'Kate Taylor' and 'Two Oldfarts' in the past year.
Hilary sometimes inks a line work technique in some of her paintings, which led to an interview and article in American Watercolour magazine. https://americanwatercolor.net/inspired-by-stained-glass/
As a child, Hilary was inspired by Tom Thomson (The Group of Seven), and in time that inspiration grew to be an obsession. Barron Canyon in Algonquin Park, was a most constant theme in her work for many years. - It was inspired by Thomson’s works of “Gorges of the Petawawa,” (the original name for Barron Canyon) and led to a four season plein air research study of the gorge from above and below.
Some other artistic influences are: A.Y. Jackson, Lawren Harris, Susan Scott, Scott Driscoll, Anselm Kiefer, Brian Rutenberg, Lars Perssons, Georgia O'keefe, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Henri Matisse, Betty Goodwin, YoYo Ma, Gerhard Richter, ...to name just a few.
Hilary has been painting for over 40 years, and developed her own style by practicing painting daily to improve her skills. Since living in Georgian Bay she has been a professional landscape painter. Her focus is capturing the unique goemorphological landforms around Ontario and the East Coast.
Hilary finds that plein air painting allows her to stay loose while she captures the exact colours around her. The lack of control of the wet-on-wet method forces immediate decision-making while the watercolours flow. Wet on wet allows for the excitement of letting go, to allow natural processes to be involved in the creative process. Recently, Hilary’s winter wet on wet paintings have incorporated snow as a medium, allowing the natural material to force more abstraction in her painting process. Snow is a very Canadian medium. When combined with pigment, it enriches the combinations of colours in her work.
Hilary is inspired by the wild contrasts of the four seasons, particularly the ecstatic explosion of the autumn palette. Her many years of colour research have led her to build courageous combinations in both her watercolours and mixed media.
Her recent acquisition of the Kakabeka wilderness cabin (see blog for details) has resulted in a focused exploration of being alone in the Northern Ontario wilderness.
Having completed her Masters in Landscape Architecture, Hilary also transposes her educational background into her work, correctly incorporating native tree and plant species as she paints.
Hilary has been featured in PleinairMagazine.com, as well as American Watercolor.net and has been interviewed on Youtube by 'Kate Taylor' and 'Two Oldfarts' in the past year.
Hilary sometimes inks a line work technique in some of her paintings, which led to an interview and article in American Watercolour magazine. https://americanwatercolor.net/inspired-by-stained-glass/
As a child, Hilary was inspired by Tom Thomson (The Group of Seven), and in time that inspiration grew to be an obsession. Barron Canyon in Algonquin Park, was a most constant theme in her work for many years. - It was inspired by Thomson’s works of “Gorges of the Petawawa,” (the original name for Barron Canyon) and led to a four season plein air research study of the gorge from above and below.
Some other artistic influences are: A.Y. Jackson, Lawren Harris, Susan Scott, Scott Driscoll, Anselm Kiefer, Brian Rutenberg, Lars Perssons, Georgia O'keefe, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Henri Matisse, Betty Goodwin, YoYo Ma, Gerhard Richter, ...to name just a few.
HILARY SLATER is represented by
Blue Crow Gallery in Toronto,
Remarque Art Consulting,
Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts,
Double Doors Gallery, Anten Mills,
Gallery HON, Collingwood,
Quest Art Gallery, Midland
Hilary invites you to join her Youtube channel:
@hilaryslaterartist.
She works at
HILARY SLATER STUDIO
in Tiny, as well as Kakabeka, Ontario.
Buy paintings directly from this website.
or hilaryslater@gmail.com
for more information.
Blue Crow Gallery in Toronto,
Remarque Art Consulting,
Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts,
Double Doors Gallery, Anten Mills,
Gallery HON, Collingwood,
Quest Art Gallery, Midland
Hilary invites you to join her Youtube channel:
@hilaryslaterartist.
She works at
HILARY SLATER STUDIO
in Tiny, as well as Kakabeka, Ontario.
Buy paintings directly from this website.
or hilaryslater@gmail.com
for more information.