Erin Hanson’s Enigmatic Big Bend Show is a Huge Success
A Look at Erin Hanson's Most Recent Museum Collection
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
In mid-September, there was a buzz around the Museum of the Big Bend in Alpine, TX. A new exhibition was going up, the artist was due to arrive for a presentation and lecture, and patrons were excited to meet her and enjoy the sixteen-piece collection. The series takes Hanson back to her western roots as she shares her time hiking in Texas’ Big Bend National Park through her vivid and colorful paintings. This exhibition was Erin Hanson: Impressions of Big Bend Country. Beginning its life at the museum on September 21st, this collection of open impressionism paintings was greeted with excitement by museum patrons and curators alike. By the time the show closed on December 16th, every painting had been purchased by a private collector.
Big Bend Ocotillo by Erin Hanson
This national park is unique. It features both deserts and rivers, both mountains and hot springs. While it seems inhospitable, with towering limestone cliffs and swaths of the Chihuahuan Desert, Big Bend National Park is actually overflowing with life. Over a thousand species of plants make their home both in the desert and on the banks of the Rio Grande, as do hundreds of birds, mammals, and reptiles. The dichotomies of the land are featured in Hanson’s sixteen-piece show, with each painting sharing new angles and impressions of this diverse and beautiful landscape. Here you will find towering ocotillo, waving grasses, rushing water, dramatic cliffs, delicate flowers, and huge Texan skies. Each piece seeks to impart the enigmatic beauty of this incredible borderland.
Big Sky by Erin Hanson
With such a compelling collection, it’s no wonder Texans and tourists alike flocked to the show on opening night and enjoyed Hanson’s presentation the following day. Erin Hanson: Impressions of Big Bend Country will continue to be exhibited until December 16th. Since its exhibition, this collection has sold out, so each piece will be sent to its respective collector immediately after the holidays.
While this incredible collection will likely never be displayed in the same room again, you can view it online here or visit each piece in person by going to the Museum of the Big Bend before December 16th, 2018.
We hope you will enjoy this collection of western art by Erin Hanson, as well as the many other pieces she paints as she continues to explore landscapes here on the West Coast and throughout America and the world.
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About Erin
ERIN HANSON has been painting in oils since she was 8 years old. As a teenager, she apprenticed at a mural studio where she worked on 40-foot-long paintings while selling art commissions on the side. After being told it was too hard to make a living as an artist, she got her degree in Bioengineering from UC Berkeley. Afterward, Erin became a rock climber at Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. Inspired by the colorful scenery she was climbing, she decided to return to her love of painting and create one new painting every week.
She has stuck to that decision, becoming one of the most prolific artists in history, with over 3,000 oil paintings sold to eager collectors. Erin Hanson’s style is known as "Open Impressionism" and is taught in art schools worldwide. With millions of followers, Hanson has become an iconic, driving force in the rebirth of impressionism, inspiring thousands of other artists to pick up the brush.