Portfolio - Original Oil Paintings by Modern Impressionist Erin Hanson

The first step to any painting is finding inspiration out of doors. Erin Hanson seeks secluded vistas of natural beauty and travels around searching for autumn color in national parks, wine country regions, nature gardens, and scenic drives. She goes leaf peeping across the Colorado Plateau, through the Rockies, all the way to the east coast, and once as far as Kyoto, Japan, to photograph the famous Japanese maples that grow in the numerous parks and temples around Kyoto. Yellow golds, blazing oranges, burning reds, regal purples, and earthy browns are laid down in thick, expressive brush strokes, in Erin's signature Open Impressionism style.