{"id":295,"date":"2024-05-16T07:55:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T07:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/2024\/05\/16\/erin-hanson-oil-paintings\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T07:55:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T07:55:52","slug":"erin-hanson-oil-paintings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/2024\/05\/16\/erin-hanson-oil-paintings\/","title":{"rendered":"Landscapes Radiate Light and Drama in Erin Hanson\u2019s Vibrant Oil Paintings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cTexan Sky III\u201d (2019), oil on canvas. All images \u00a9 Erin Hanson, shared with permission<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In vivid pinks, blues, and greens, radiant landscapes emerge in Erin Hanson<\/a>\u2019s impressionistic oil paintings. The artist is based in Oregon\u2019s Willamette Valley, where the rolling hills and surrounding mountain ranges cradle miles of vineyards. She draws on the textures and shapes of grapevines, trees, paths, and rugged horizons to create glowing scenes.<\/p>\n

Hanson is influenced by the rich tradition of Impressionism, a movement that developed in France in the 19th century and focused primarily on spontaneous en <\/em>plein air\u2014<\/em>in the open air\u2014landscapes and portraits. Its seminal practitioners, like Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, and Vincent Van Gogh<\/a>, broke with tradition by employing visible brush strokes that captured the fleeting nature of light.<\/p>\n

Adopting a similar language of expression, Hanson uses thick paint in carefully-mixed colors that she applies in loose dabs to the canvas, evoking bright sunrises and luminous reflections. \u201cI love the consistency of oil paint\u2014it is like painting in smooth frosting,\u201d she says. \u201cI love how each paint color has a different thickness and texture, and how pure the colors are.\u201d<\/p>\n

The artist recently visited Japan to take in the cherry blossom season, where she made \u201cPhilosopher\u2019s Path\u201d and \u201cSakura.\u201d She will embark on a trip to France this summer to retrace some of the places that Van Gogh and Monet lived or visited during their lifetimes.<\/p>\n

Hanson\u2019s work will be on view in a solo exhibition titled Landscapes of the West <\/em>at the Sears Art Museum<\/a> in St. George, Utah, from June 14 to August 23. And if you\u2019re in Oregon, you can visit the artist\u2019s gallery in McMinnville, which features a constantly rotating presentation of original works and prints. Find more information on her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWater Lilies\u201d (2016), oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cFloral Lace\u201d (2021), oil on canvas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cPetals Falling\u201d (2018), oil on canvas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWater Lilies in Bloom\u201d (2023), oil on canvas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cPhilosopher\u2019s Path\u201d (2024), oil on canvas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSakura\u201d (2024)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSpring Vines\u201d (2023), oil on canvas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cTexan Sky III\u201d (2019), oil on canvas. All images \u00a9 Erin Hanson, shared with permission In vivid pinks, blues, and greens, radiant landscapes emerge in Erin Hanson\u2019s impressionistic oil paintings. The artist is based in Oregon\u2019s Willamette Valley, where the rolling hills and surrounding mountain ranges cradle miles of vineyards. She draws on the textures […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,214,632,633,634,206],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/sawberries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}