Portfolio - Original Oil Paintings by Modern Impressionist Erin Hanson

It wasn't until the Renaissance that artists began to consider the color pink in their palettes. By the 18th Century, the color pink was popularized by the interior design and fashion industries. In the late 19th century, Impressionist painters sometimes worked with pastel color palettes depicting women wearing the color pink, as in Edgar Degas' image of ballet dancers or Mary Cassat's images of women and children. Erin Hanson employs the color pink where it occurs naturally, such as in evening skies, red rock landscapes, or wildflower petals.