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A Commission Steeped in Family History
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
"We just love the painting and are drawn in to it more every day.
Thanks again for working with us and creating what to us is a masterpiece.
"As a teenager, my family was stationed overseas in Europe. We were able to trace our
roots back to a small village in Switzerland named Steinen. We located our family crest carved
into the posts of the town’s courthouse indicating our ancestors as one of the original founding families
of the village many centuries earlier. Fifty years later, my wife and I traveled back to
Switzerland in order for her to also experience the area and its intrinsic beauty.
"Photographs just didn’t seem adequate to memorialize the scene of this small,
quaint Swiss settlement. We decided to send numerous photos of Steinen to Erin Hanson,
whose artwork we own and whose style we admire. Erin undertook a commission and
drafted a small painted sketch for our review. She actively solicited our feedback
and suggestions regarding content and landform accuracy since she was painting from a
compilation of images. Following our approval, she proceeded in her unique style to convey
this beautiful setting to canvas with the village, lake, landmarks and meadows, and
the majestic Alps as the backdrop. It is a special piece of artwork that has so much
meaning to our family and which will be an heirloom for future generations". - S. & J.A.
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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.