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Goddard Retrospective 2018

Open Impressionism: The Works of Erin Hanson was a retrospective of the early works and developmental pieces that led to Hanson's current style of Open Impressionism. This exhibition, which spanned 4 gallery showrooms, was the first comprehensive presentation of Hanson's career. Organized by the Goddard Center for Fine Arts, this exhibition featured a selection of never-before-exhibited works from Hanson's personal collection as well as paintings highlighting her prolific output over the previous decade and a half. Open Impressionism is a new style and movement which has sparked fresh enthusiasm for contemporary Impressionism. Erin Hanson’s best-known works include Crystal Light, Field of Blooms, and The Path. 

Open Impressionism: The Works of Erin Hanson was a retrospective of the early works and developmental pieces that led to Hanson's current style of Open Impressionism. This exhibition, which spanned 4 gallery showrooms, was the first comprehensive presentation of Hanson's career. Organized by the Goddard Center for Fine Arts, this exhibition featured a selection of never-before-exhibited works from Hanson's personal collection as well as paintings highlighting her prolific output over the previous decade and a half. Open Impressionism is a new style and movement which has sparked fresh enthusiasm for contemporary Impressionism. Erin Hanson’s best-known works include Crystal Light, Field of Blooms, and The Path. 

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Goddard Retrospective 2018
About the Painting: An early painting of Arches National Park, here you can see how Hanson was experimenting to figure out how to make the colors in her paint as saturated and bright as the landscapes she saw in person. This painting is being sold on consignment. Exhibited: St George Art Museum, Utah, in a solo exhibition celebrating the National Park's centennial: <i>Erin Hanson's Painted Parks</i>, 2016. <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. Exhibited: <i>Erin Hanson: Landscapes of the West</i> at Sears Art Museum in St. George, Utah, in 2024.

Gnarled at Arches

40 x 30 in

Original Oil Painting $27,600

Textured Replicas starting at $1,000

Prints starting at $250
This painting of the Arizona high desert captures the beautiful late afternoon light at the beginning of summer. The golden hour colors are electric against the contrasting shadows. This painting is being sold on consignment. 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.

Arizona Summer

36 x 36 in

Original Oil Painting $27,000

Textured Replicas starting at $1,000

Prints starting at $190
This painting was painted live at an art festival in Palm Springs, to demonstrate the use of an underpainting in oils. The magenta underpainting makes the yellow flowers in the foreground pop with color. This painting was created on 1-1/2" canvas, with the painting continued around the edges. It has been framed in a gold floater frame. 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.

Rocky Fins

40 x 30 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

 

 
One of the most beautiful times to explore Joshua Tree National Park is in the early pre-dawn before the sun has risen. The whole landscape turns buttery colors of pink and blue, and time seems to stand still, as if the world is holding its breath for the sun to rise. This painting was created on 1-1/2" canvas, with the painting continued around the edges. It has been framed in a gold floater frame. 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.

Rocky Pass

30 x 40 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

 

 
The first time Hanson saw Paso Robles in the spring, she fell in love with the bright, apple-green slopes of grass, the tangled oak trees, and the crooked fences. This painting was inspired by that first springtime encounter with central California's wine country. This painting was created on 1-1/2" canvas, with the painting continued around the edges. It has been framed in a gold floater frame. 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.

Beyond the Fence

24 x 36 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

 

 
Many of Hanson's modern paintings have a mosaic or stained glass look to them, and this is one of the earliest examples of Hanson experimenting with her abstract mosaic style. This painting was created on 1-1/2" canvas, with the painting continued around the edges. This painting was included in the exhibition <i><a href="https://www.erinhanson.com/Event/TheColorsofSpringArtExhibitionLaJolla" target="_blank">The Colors of Spring</i></a> at the La Jolla Art Library from March 11th through May 21st. 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.

Paso Mosaics

36 x 40 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

 

 
Warm colored sands against cerulean waters make for a compelling composition in this painting of Monterey, California. The brush strokes in this painting are loose and impressionistic, creating a mosaic of color and texture across the canvas. This painting has been framed in a contemporary gold floater frame finished in 23kt gold leaf.

Monterey Sands

34 x 46 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

Prints starting at $250

 
Sherbet orange colors grace the sky of this oak-topped hill in springtime. This painting is a good example of a common theme in Hanson's paintings of Paso: the somewhat ramshackle wooden fence, the only man-made object that appears in Hanson's paintings. 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.

Sherbet Oak

30 x 24 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

 

 
This painting of Cedar Breaks National Park, in Utah, captures the contrast of the autumn aspens against a lavender-hued, cloudy dawn sky. This painting is alive with texture and motion, the brush strokes forming an impressionistic mosaic of color. This painting has been framed in a hand-carved, gold-leaf floater frame. This custom frame beautifully complements the colors in the painting. Read more about the <a href="https://www.erinhanson.com/Blog?p=AboutErinHanson" target="_blank">painting's details here.</a>

Aspen Light

24 x 40 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

Textured Replicas starting at $1,100

Prints starting at $315
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. About the Painting: This contemporary impressionism painting of Texas Hill Country captures the spring green colors of the landscape near Austin. The bending branches cut abstract shapes of light into the sky, giving an impression like stained glass. The thick, impasto brush strokes are lively and full of expression. This painting was done on 1-1/2" deep canvas, with the painting continued around the edges for a finished look.

Austin Greens

24 x 36 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

Prints starting at $290

 
Thick brush strokes of swirling, vibrant oil capture this dawning landscape. Inspired by the wide-open countryside of Texas hill country, the painting captures the warmth and transient beauty of an early sunrise with loose, impressionistic brush strokes. This painting was done on 1-1/2" canvas, with the painting continued around the edges. The painting arrives framed in a hand-carved gold floater frame (<a href="https://www.erinhanson.com/blog?p=aboutframes" target=_"blank">open impressionist frame</a>).

Radiant Clouds

60 x 80 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

Prints starting at $240

 
This painting was included in the exhibition <i><a href="https://www.erinhanson.com/Event/TheColorsofSpringArtExhibitionLaJolla" target="_blank">The Colors of Spring</i></a> at the La Jolla Art Library from March 11th through May 21st. 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. About the painting: Erin Hanson moved to San Diego in 2017. She has been painting the local landscape there, and this painting of the Cove at La Jolla captures the California coastline in the vivid colors and expressive brush strokes that Hanson has become so well known for. This painting was done on 1-1/2" canvas, with the painting continued around the edges. The painting arrives framed in a hand-carved gold floater frame (<a href="https://www.erinhanson.com/blog?p=aboutframes" target=_"blank">open impressionist frame</a>).

La Jolla Cove

30 x 40 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

Prints starting at $250

 
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 modern painting of Joshua Tree is a great comparison with the other Joshua Tree paintings in this show. You can see the change of her style as she paints the same landscape over a span of a decade. What do you see as the biggest difference between this painting and her earlier works? This painting was done on 1-1/2" deep canvas, with the painting continued around the edges. The piece has been framed in a hand-carved, open impressionist frame.

Joshua Dance

34 x 46 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

Prints starting at $250

 
One of Hanson's early paintings of Joshua Tree National Park, this piece captures the still water and reflections of Barker Dam. The brush strokes are extra wide and thickly applied, as the artist experiements with how loose she can make her strokes while still capturing the essense of the landscape. This painting was done on 1-1/2" canvas, with the painting continued around the edges. The painting is framed in a gold leaf floater frame to complement the colors in the piece. 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.

Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park

36 x 48 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

 

 
This is a scene that Hanson painted over and over again until she got it right in this painting. She wanted to capture the distinct contrast of the trees' dark red bark against the faded hills in the background, while bringing to life the movement of the long grasses. This painting was created on 1-1/2" canvas, with the painting continued around the edges. It has been framed in a gold floater frame. 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.

Oaks in Red

48 x 72 in

Original Oil Painting - 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: Erin Hanson had always wanted to paint lavender fields, so on her way to an art show in Bellevue, WA, she drove up to Sequim, a northwestern paradise famous for its lavender fields. This painting captures the natural beauty of its cultivated lands.

Washington Lavender

32 x 42 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

Textured Replicas starting at $1,100

Prints starting at $250
About the Painting: This painting of Paso Robles demonstrates the artist's use of long brush strokes, laid side by side, to capture the feeling of movement in the outdoors. The hills of Paso Robles are constantly rippling as the coastal winds roam through the long grasses. 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. 2017. Please note: This piece is included in the show <I>Erin Hanson: Color on the Vine </i> at the Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art in Nebraska. 2023.

Colors of Light

24 x 30 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

 

 
This painting is currently in the artist's personal collection. Please email us for availability. 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: A rare example of an abstract experimentation, this painting portrays a pair of cypress trees in Paso Robles. Hanson wanted this painting to capture the abstract, dream-like quality she perceives sometimes in beautiful landscapes. This painting was created on 1-1/2" canvas, with the painting continued around the edges. It has been framed in a gold floater frame.

Cypress Dream

36 x 24 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

 

 
"Magenta Lights" has been donated to the <a href="https://lajollalibrary.org/" target="_blank">La Jolla Riford Library</a> in San Diego. You can view the painting above the fireplace in the main reading room of the public library. About the painting: Apple green and lemon yellow hills curve into cool shadows, graced with alizarin oaks. The loose brush strokes capture the feel and emotion of central California's rolling hills. You can see a glimpse of Hanson's trademark crooked fence on the first hill.

Magenta Lights

30 x 42 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

 

 
About the painting: This painting of Monument Valley captures the dark red earth and dramatic buttes against a sunset sky striped with color. The brush strokes are loose and impressionistic, each brushstroke fitting together like a mosaic. This painting was done on 1-1/2" canvas, with the painting continued around the edges. The painting is framed in a gold leaf floater frame to complement the colors in the piece. It arrives wired and ready to hang. This painting was on display at the <a href="https://www.erinhanson.com/Blog?p=Art-in-Embassies-2018">Art in Embassies</a> program in Moscow. 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. The exhibition was held at The Goddard Center in Ardmore, OK.

Pale Horizon

40 x 30 in

Original Oil Painting UNAVAILABLE

 

 
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 abstracted portrayal of California wine country captures the rolling hills and rounded oak trees that dominate its landscape. Painting the curves of California was a challenge for the artist after painting the stark lines of red rock desert for so long. This painting was created on 1-1/2" canvas, with the painting continued around the edges. It has been framed in a gold floater frame.

Windy Cypress II

36 x 40 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

 

 
<b>PLEASE NOTE: This painting will be hanging at the Santa Paula Art Museum for Erin's <a href="https://www.erinhansonprints.com/Event/CaliforniaImpressionismatSantaPaulaMuseum" target="_blank"><i>Colors of California</a></i> exhibition. You may purchase this painting online, but the earliest we can ship your painting is July 30th.</b> This painting of Paso Robles captures the iconic oak trees, rolling hills and vineyards of central California. The bold, bright colors bring to life the beauty of early springtime. This painting was done on 1-1/2" canvas, with the painting continued around the edges. It has been framed in a gold floater frame and arrives ready to hang. Provenance: 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. This painting hung for 4 years at the Djibouti Embasssy in East Africa, for the Art in Embassies program.

Sherbet Blues

60 x 40 in

Original Oil Painting - SOLD

Prints starting at $275

 
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. Exhibited: <i>Erin Hanson: Landscapes of the West</i> at Sears Art Museum in St. George, Utah, in 2024. About the painting: After seeing photos of Delicate Arch, Hanson made the journey to Arches to see the amazing rock formations for herself. She has since explored Arches National Park a half dozen times, each time finding something new in the changing desert. This was one of the first paintings Hanson created of Delicate Arch. This painting was created on 1-1/2" canvas, with the painting continued around the edges. It has been framed in a gold floater frame.

Arch Abstract

30 x 24 in

Original Oil Painting - 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. Exhibited: <i>Erin Hanson: Landscapes of the West</i> at Sears Art Museum in St. George, Utah, in 2024. 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 Painting - 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. Exhibited: <i>Erin Hanson: Landscapes of the West</i> at Sears Art Museum in St. George, Utah, in 2024. 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 Painting - 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. Exhibited: <i>Erin Hanson: Landscapes of the West</i> at Sears Art Museum in St. George, Utah, in 2024. 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 Painting - 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. Exhibited: <i>Erin Hanson: Landscapes of the West</i> at Sears Art Museum in St. George, Utah, in 2024. About the Painting: This early example of Open Impressionism was created in Las Vegas, Nevada. This is a painting of "Elephant Rock," an animal-shaped rock formation in Valley of Fire State Park, an hour north of Vegas. Notice the smoothly blended brush strokes and lack of an underpainting.

Elephant Rock

20 x 24 in

Original Oil Painting - 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. Exhibited: <i>Erin Hanson: Landscapes of the West</i> at Sears Art Museum in St. George, Utah, in 2024. 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 Painting - 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 Painting - 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. This painting was exhibited at <i>Erin Hanson: Landscapes of the West </i> solo museum exhibition at the Sears Art Museum in St. George, Utah. 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 Painting - SOLD

 

 

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