Artist Statement

Hilary Mills Lambert, a popular painter and teacher, has been teaching art to elementary and middle school children in Lafayette and Walnut Creek, California for years. When not teaching she is painting in her studio or outdoors. Her paintings and murals are focused on portraits, wineries, New England landscapes, frogs, and dogs.

She was educated at Ithaca College and Cornell University with a BA in Art History and Fine Art. She holds her MS Degree from Pratt Institute in Communication Design. She is attending the Academy of Art University in San Francisco working towards an MFA.

I come from a place in Southern Vermont in the shadow of the Green Mountains. These woods have captured my imagination and have taught me the power of nature. I grew up with outdoorsmen and English Springer Spaniels. It has been a long road for me to finally come to painting for what I do for a living and I am ready. After spending many years in the computer gaming industry developing graphics for educational and action software, I have taken the leap from a cubicle to the outdoor office. Painting has allowed me the flexibility to raise my family which I am very thankful for. It is that elusive perfect balance of color that keeps me painting. Color is everything.

Group Exhibitions

2005 Mustard Festival, Sonoma and Napa, CA 3rd Place Winner
2004 Mustard Festival, Sonoma and Napa, CA 2nd Place Winner
2003 Valley Art Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
2002 Orinda Library, Glover Group, Orinda, CA
2002 Mustard Festival, Sonoma and Napa, CA
2001 Valley Art Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA