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Early Works

Erin Hanson began painting in her iconic Open Impressionism style when she began rock climbing at Red Rock Canyon. Through the process of painting the rocks she was climbing, with their flat planes and shapes, sharply defined cracks, and bright sandstone colors, Erin developed her techniques of Open Impressionism. This collection of early works shows some examples of her first foray into Open Impressionism.

Erin Hanson began painting in her iconic Open Impressionism style when she began rock climbing at Red Rock Canyon. Through the process of painting the rocks she was climbing, with their flat planes and shapes, sharply defined cracks, and bright sandstone colors, Erin developed her techniques of Open Impressionism. This collection of early works shows some examples of her first foray into Open Impressionism.

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"Crack in the Rock" was one of the first paintings Erin Hanson ever painted in the style of Open Impressionism, painted while she was developing her style and rock climbing at Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. Her style of painting in distinct brushstrokes separated in mosaic-like shapes was developed in her attempt to capture the planes and dark cracks in the rock faces she loved to climb. Erin's iconic style "Open Impressionism" is now taught in art schools worldwide, and her pieces hang in the permanent collections of many museums in the United States. This rare painting was made available for us to sell on consignment. This painting captures Red Rock Canyon with an abstracted style. "Crack in the Rock" is a sport climb (meaning the route had bolts in it) in Red Rock. The painting was done on 3/4" stretched canvas, and the piece arrives framed in a new 3.5"-wide black and gold plein air frame.

Crack in the Rock (Early Work)

36 x 24 in

Original Oil  $15,000

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"Willow Spring" was one of the first paintings Erin Hanson ever painted in the style of Open Impressionism, painted while she was developing her style and rock climbing at Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. Her style of painting in distinct brushstrokes separated in mosaic-like shapes was developed in her attempt to capture the planes and dark cracks in the rock faces she loved to climb. Erin's iconic style "Open Impressionism" is now taught in art schools worldwide, and her pieces hang in the permanent collections of many museums in the United States. This rare painting was made available for us to sell on consignment. This painting captures Red Rock Canyon with an abstracted style. "Willow Spring" is a traditional ("trad") climbing destination in Red Rock. The work was done on 3/4" stretched canvas, and the piece arrives framed in a new 3.5"-wide black and gold plein air frame.

Willow Spring (Early Work)

24 x 36 in

Original Oil  SOLD

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Prints from $265
This painting was included in the exhibition <i><a href="https://www.erinhanson.com/Event/ContemporaryImpressionismatGoddardCenter" target="_blank">Open Impressionism: The Works of Erin Hanson</i></a>, a 10-year retrospective and study of the development of Open Impressionism at The Goddard Center in Ardmore, OK. About the Painting: This was one of the first paintings Hanson created of Valley of Fire State Park, where her first landscape exhibition was held in 2007. In this early painting you can see Hanson experimenting with using brush strokes to capture the form and texture of the rocks.

Curve of Rock

30 x 30 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
This painting was included in the exhibition <i><a href="https://www.erinhanson.com/Event/ContemporaryImpressionismatGoddardCenter" target="_blank">Open Impressionism: The Works of Erin Hanson</i></a>, a 10-year retrospective and study of the development of Open Impressionism at The Goddard Center in Ardmore, OK. About the Painting: This painting was inspired by the red rock boulders of Valley of Fire. The artist has always been drawn to the contrast of green desert plants against the pink and orange rocks and sand of the Southwest.

Boulders

12 x 16 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
This painting was included in the exhibition <i><a href="https://www.erinhanson.com/Event/ContemporaryImpressionismatGoddardCenter" target="_blank">Open Impressionism: The Works of Erin Hanson</i></a>, a 10-year retrospective and study of the development of Open Impressionism at The Goddard Center in Ardmore, OK. About the Painting: When driving from Los Angeles on her move to Las Vegas, before she ever saw Red Rock Canyon, Hanson was so inspired by the stark, rocky landscape around her that she decided she would focus on landscapes exclusively in her artwork. This is the first painting she created of these impressive Nevada buttes.

Leaving Boulder City

18 x 18 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
This painting was included in the exhibition <i><a href="https://www.erinhanson.com/Event/ContemporaryImpressionismatGoddardCenter" target="_blank">Open Impressionism: The Works of Erin Hanson</i></a>, a 10-year retrospective and study of the development of Open Impressionism at The Goddard Center in Ardmore, OK. About the Painting: People always see faces and animals in the red rock formations of Valley of Fire State Park. The artist had already finished the painting before she saw the clear outlines of the Man in the Mountain in her work.

Man in the Mountain

18 x 18 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
A soft blush of colors at the Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Utah.

Coral Pink Scrub

0 x 0 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
This painting was included in the exhibition <i><a href="https://www.erinhanson.com/Event/ContemporaryImpressionismatGoddardCenter" target="_blank">Open Impressionism: The Works of Erin Hanson</i></a>, a 10-year retrospective and study of the development of Open Impressionism at The Goddard Center in Ardmore, OK. About the Painting: This was the first Open Impressionism painting created in Red Rock Canyon, painted on the first morning after Hanson moved to Las Vegas when she was camping out in the desert. This painting remains in the artist's private collection.

Red Rock Nevada

11 x 14 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
Original oil painting of Valley of Fire, north of Las Vegas. The desert wildflowers cut abstract shapes into the red sandstone boulder.

Desert Flowers

30 x 40 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
"Karate Crack" was one of the first paintings Erin Hanson ever painted in the style of Open Impressionism, painted while she was developing her style and rock climbing at Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. Her style of painting in distinct brushstrokes separated in mosaic-like shapes was developed in her attempt to capture the planes and dark cracks in the rock faces she loved to climb. Erin's iconic style "Open Impressionism" is now taught in art schools worldwide, and her pieces hang in the permanent collections of many museums in the United States. This rare painting was made available for us to sell on consignment. This is a painting of "Karate Crack", one of the first trad climbs Erin ever accomplished. The bright colors capture the feel of the multi-colored sandstone of Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. The painting was done on 3/4" stretched canvas, and the piece arrives framed in a new 3.5"-wide black and gold plein air frame.

Karate Crack (Early Work)

40 x 30 in

Original Oil  SOLD

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"Purple Scrub" was one of the first paintings Erin Hanson ever painted in the style of Open Impressionism, while she was developing her style and rock climbing at Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. Her iconic style is now taught in art schools worldwide, and her pieces hang in the permanent collections of many museums in the United States. This rare painting was made available for us to sell on consignment. This painting captures Joshua Tree National Park with a purple edge, capturing the early dawn light of the high desert. The work was done on 3/4" stretched canvas, and the piece arrives framed in a new 3.5"-wide black and gold plein air frame.

Purple Scrub (Early Work)

30 x 40 in

Original Oil  SOLD

Textured Replicas from $1,800

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Original oil painting of Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada. The purple shadows cut beautiful abstract shapes into the pink sandstone.

Purple Shadows

24 x 24 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 

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Original oil painting of Rainbow Mountains, a great place for multi pitch trad climbs. Even in the summer there are nice shaded climbs, if you wake up early enough! This is a painting of the hike to the base of the mountain.

Rainbow Mountains II

30 x 30 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
Erin has rock climbed hundreds of times at Red Rock Canyon, where the multi-colored sandstone is textured with little knobs and crevices, perfect for climbing!

Sandstone Rock

24 x 18 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
Original oil painting of a joshua trees, an iconic scene of Joshua Tree National Park.

Spikey Joshua

30 x 40 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
"Sweet Pain" is a challenging climbing wall in Red Rock Canyon, where Erin has spent many an afternoon. The red sandstone in this painting is set off by beautiful lavender shadows.

Sweet Pain

24 x 24 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
Original oil painting of Valley of Fire State Park, the late afternoon light casting a pink glow over the landscape.

Valley of Fire

30 x 24 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
Weeping Rock is an abstract painting of "weeping" limestone, near Mount Charleston, where Erin used to climb in the summers.

Weeping Rock

24 x 24 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
Original oil painting of Red Rock Canyon. This is a painting of one of the many hikes through the wash, to get to the good rock climbing destinations deeper in the mountains.

Windy Skies

24 x 30 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
Original oil painting of Valley of Fire State Park, north of Las Vegas. This was one of the paintings featured in Erin's first State Park art exhibition, in 2009.

Valley of Fire II

30 x 40 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 

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