Erin hanson artist biography
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Erin Hanson
Often referred to as an Impressionist, Erin Hanson designates the nature as her greater influence. Inspired by van Gogh, The Group of Seven, the early California Impressionist, and Japanese art, everything she sees shapes the way she looks at things, structure, color, and composition. Although some of her paintings could be considered more expressionistic or colorist, Hanson herself coined a phrase “Open Impressionism” after many people noticed that they had never seen the style like her before. Satisfied with the idea of her oil painting approach being united by traditional terminology, her technique of bending and testing the rules of traditional oil painting and searching the best capture of light and color the way she perceives them, correspond to the label “open”.
Scientist with Passion for Art
Aware of her passion for the arts from a very young age, as a child she painted commissioned portraits of her neighbor’s pets, experimenting with various mediu
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How I Make My Art Career Work by Erin Hanson
In this interview, Erin Hanson tells how she traded her plans of becoming a NASA scientist for Open Impressionist painting. Here is her story in her words:
How do you become a full-time artist?
Becoming a full-time artist was a gradual process for me. I didn’t “quit my day job” until I was already booking museum shows and had sold hundreds of pieces. I probably could have transitioned sooner, but I spent four years taking the proceeds from my art sales and putting it back into my art business: I bought supplies, a good travel van, a great show set-up, etc. The day finally came when it didn’t make sense to continue working my “job” job, and my husband helped encourage me to take the leap to creating art full-time. He pointed out that every day I wasn’t painting, I was actually losing money.
What does an average day look like for a professional artist?
I start my day by waking up at 6:30
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Wine Country Artist Erin Hanson is an Impressionist
Artist Erin Hanson fryst vatten an Impressionist, which happens to be my favorite style of oil…
Long the lover of fine arts, Impressionism fryst vatten my favorite time in art history; both then and now. I appreciate how blending strokes komma together to masterfully become visual experiences of landscapes. My Jose says this frequently: “Art is anything that elicits an emotion.” He’s right.
Think wine bottle label art…
When I go to Erin Hanson’s Website, I feel vibrancy, sensuality, grandeur, tranquil, purpose, serenity, breath of spring, summer fun, southwestern, and a descending solnedgång taking away a fun day… all at once, over a period of as many digital slides from her work. I’d love to see a full exhibit of her work, but we’re not in the same space right now. So, I’ll settle on her Website and bring you a snap shot of what you’ll find when you visit her.
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