About Clay Rogers

 
Clay Rogers, a native of South Carolina, began pursuing his self taught painting style in the mid 1990’s. Surrounded by the works of the talented artists featured in his gallery Endangered Arts, he is continually inspired to work at perfecting a unique approach to painting the scenery and wildlife of the Lowcountry. His education and background in chemistry, yarn dyeing formulations and automotive color management has proven invaluable in developing the signature, earth toned palette found in a majority of the subjects he paints. The experience acquired from years of working with dyes in the textile industry provides a strong foundation for mixing the pigments he uses today. His primary goal is to make the image believable, especially in terms of hue, to the viewer. Clay’s approach rarely relies on the presence of bright colors for effect but instead on more subdued tones and how they are influenced by the colors around them to build an interesting composition. Intricate, complex mixes are used to accurately capture the subtle shade changes present in nature and subsequently in each subject he puts on canvas. There are no set formulas involved when he sits down at the easel to begin; every color mix evolves from other elements appearing in the composition and is as unique as the brushstroke that he uses to apply it. Clay Rogers continues to create work from his home studio on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. His originals can be found in many Lowcountry homes as well as in collections inside and outside of the United States.