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Paintings of Red Rock Canyon

Open impressionism was born in Nevada's Red Rock Canyon. Erin Hanson found endless inspiration among red rock cliffs, spires, and boulders found while rock climbing and hiking through Nevada's wild desert. Her Red Rock Canyon paintings demonstrate her deep love for this beautiful conservation area in Nevada.

Open impressionism was born in Nevada's Red Rock Canyon. Erin Hanson found endless inspiration among red rock cliffs, spires, and boulders found while rock climbing and hiking through Nevada's wild desert. Her Red Rock Canyon paintings demonstrate her deep love for this beautiful conservation area in Nevada.

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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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This painting on board was created during the artist's Red Rock Canyon rock climbing days. Waking up before dawn was common for climbers, to avoid the heat, and there were many beautiful desert colors seen in the pre-dawn light.

Red Rock

14 x 11 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
This red manzanita twirls its twisted branches into the desert air, cutting abstract shapes against the backdrop of Red Rock Canyon, NV.

Red Rock Manzanita

20 x 20 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
Willow Springs, the "fourth pullout" in Red Rock Canyon, is a little visited rock climbing area, The views from the canyon are stunning, and nice and cool to climb in the summer. This painting captures the view looking out into the canyon, past the 13-mile loop road.

Willow Springs

16 x 20 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
This familiar scene of Rainbow Mountains from the 13-mile loop road of Red Rock Canyon always brings happy memories of rock climbing to the artist's mind. The flat desert floor ends abruptly in towering sandstone cliffs, the shadows cool and blue, keeping cool even during the hot summer months. This painting brings to life the beauty and emotion of seeing Rainbow Mountains for the first time.

Rainbow Streak

38 x 50 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
"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

Textured Replicas from $1,300

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: When Hanson first began painting Red Rock Canyon, she painted a series of close-up rock abstracts. She thought at the time she might focus entirely on the abstract nature of the desert, but instead she fell in love with painting the wide open vistas and landscapes that would dominate her portfolio in later years.

Abstract Rock

30 x 30 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
Sandstone Quarry, also known as "The Third Pullout" has beautiful white and red striped sandstone rocks, great for rock climbing and hiking!

Red Rock Canyon

30 x 24 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

 

 
Pale reflected light at Red Rock Canyon, Nevada.

Sandstone Stacks

36 x 24 in

Original Oil  SOLD

 

 
A hiking trail into the wash at Red Rock Canyon. Bright red and orange sandstone boulders peak over the top of the hill.

Trail to the Wash

24 x 18 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

Textured Replicas from $1,800

Prints from $230

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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

 

 
"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

 

 
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

 

 

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