Welcome to Murray Hay Ski Paintings

History

So much to tell you.  Murray Hay has a great history.  Can’t wait to share. 

Whyte Museum

Murray Hay Fond may be viewed on line and in person at the archives of the Whyte Museum in Banff, Alberta.  His notes, sketches, unfinished and some finished work are there to describe the method he pioneered.  

https://www.whyte.org

Willock Sax Gallery

For the first time, our family has made available three original paintings.  They are displayed with information at the Willock & Sax Gallery in Banff.  https://www.willockandsaxgallery.com

Murray Hay

At work in his Calgary home studio.

Murray Hay – October 1931-October 2015

Self taught artist.  He was a commercial artist in Calgary using the name; Murray Creative.  Pre computer graphics, he painted logos and brochures for local businesses.  In 1976, his life’s work changed as he began to paint ski area maps first for Lake Louise, then the Big 3 and Sunshine Village.  As he learned, he developed and perfected his method to paint accurate and beautiful paintings. He painted most of the areas in Canada, some in the US, Japan and South Korea.  His work was featured a lot in Equinox Magazine and Readers Digest.  Along the way, he had some pretty wonderful adventures and stories.  This website will attempt to share some of those stories and of course his paintings. 

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