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Desert in Color is Awarded Best in Show
Cowgirl Up! Recognizes Erin Hanson’s Work
Monday, August 26, 2019
Erin Hanson was proud to participate in the Desert Caballeros Western Museum’s Cowgirl Up! 2019 exhibition. Every year, this museum shines a light on the many incredible female artists working in the American West.
This year, Erin exhibited alongside over fifty fellow women artists who shared their work in a variety of mediums. She presented three works in this exhibit:
Each landscape painting shares a vision of the American West in different lights and locations. The color, composition, and texture are created with Hanson’s signature open impressionist style, using precise brushstrokes and thick oil paint.
Of the three paintings, Desert in Color was chosen by the judges at Cowgirl Up! for special recognition. This piece was awarded “Best in Show” for the intriguing use of continuous, flowing brushstrokes, layered and textured paint, and the vibrantly colored clouds.
All three paintings were displayed at the Cowgirl Up! Art from the Other Half of the West Exhibition and Sale from March 29th through May 12th, 2019. They have now returned to our gallery or to the respective collectors.
All remaining pieces that have not been acquired are currently on display at The Erin Hanson Gallery here in San Diego, CA. We hope you will have a chance to view these paintings in person. Click here to make an appointment – or join us during our walk-in hours: Weds-Sat, 10 AM – 6 PM.
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About Erin
ERIN HANSON is the creator of Open Impressionism, a new painting style taught in art schools worldwide. Hanson is one of the most prolific artists in history, with over 3,000 oil paintings sold to eager collectors. 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 and join her in the Open Impressionism movement.
Hanson began painting in oils at 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 climbed, she returned to her love of painting and began creating one new painting every week.
Twenty years later, Hanson now resides in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, surrounded by beautiful wine country. She gathers inspiration for her paintings from the natural landscape around her, photo safaris abroad, and backpacking through National Parks. She seeks the beautiful colors of the golden hour and captures these colors on her canvases. Her painting studio and art gallery is 18,000 square feet (the length of a football field), and is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday.