Crack in the Rock 2009 39x27 - Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas, NV

Year2009

Hand SignedLower Right 

Condition Excellent 

Framed without GlassLight Wood Frame (Birch) 

Purchased fromArtist 2009 

Story / Additional InfoThis is one of Erin Hanson's early works in her development of the now-popular style "Open Impressionism." She got all her inspiration from rock climbing in Nevada and California. This painting is a portrait of a sport climb she did at Red Rock Canyon. Painting desert rocks for many years let her develop her current chunky, impressionistic style, with individual brush strokes standing out separate from other strokes, outlined with dark lines, like rocks. 

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Erin Hanson - United States

Art Brokerage: Erin Hanson American Artist: Erin Hanson (Woman) began painting as a young girl, voraciously learning oils, acrylics, watercolor, pen and ink, pastels, and life drawing from accomplished art instructors. She began commissioning paintings at age ten, and by age twelve, she was employed after school by a mural studio, learning the techniques of acrylics on the grand scale of forty-foot canvases. Two years later, a high school scholarship took her to Otis College of Art, where she immersed herself in figure drawing. Graduating high school at age sixteen and once again demonstrating that she was a child prodigy, Hanson next attended UC Berkeley, excelling further in her studies and creative development and attaining a degree in Bioengineering. After graduating from college, Hanson entered the art trade as a professional, inspired by landscapes and vantage points only beheld by the most adventurous. Rock climbing among the brilliantly colored cliffs of Nevada and Utah, watching the seasons and the light change daily across the desert, provided endless inspiration for her work. In these beautiful surroundings, Hanson decided firmly to dedicate herself to creating one painting every week for the rest of her life. She has stuck to that decision ever since and has for the past decade been developing a unique, minimalist technique of placing impasto paint strokes without layering, which has become known as "Open-Impressionism." As other artists began emulating her painting techniques, Hanson was credited as the pioneer and originator of this contemporary style. Erin Hanson transforms these landscapes into abstract mosaics of color and texture, her impasto application of paint lending a sculptural effect to her art. Her oil paintings stand out in a crowd, bringing a fresh new look to Western landscapes. Listings wanted.