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.
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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Murray Creative.
Murray Hay was an excellent artist, but business man? Dad did work in an office for awhile. He worked in
Murray Hay – at the beginning.
A bit of history. Murray Hay was born in October 1931 in Regina Saskatchewan. He left home and school at
Introducing Murray Hay Ski Paintings
This website is dedicated to the memory and talent of Calgary artist Murray Hay. For anyone who skied pretty much