Erin Hanson Live Painting Demonstration // "Cherry Blossom" 2023

A B O U T
the CHERRY BLOSSOM
Northwestern cherry trees bloom with delicate hues of pink and white. Spring time in the northwest is like no other -- everywhere you look, you see dozens of varieties of cherry trees creating splashes of color, their boughs heavy with fragrant blossoms. This oil painting captures the beauty of cherry blossoms against a deep blue sky.
"Cherry Blossom"
2023
OIL ON CANVAS by erin hanson
24 x 30 in
View Online: www.erinhanson...
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A B O U T
Erin Hanson
ERIN HANSON has been painting in oils since she was 8 years old. As a young artist, she worked at a mural studio creating 40-foot-tall paintings on canvas, while selling art commissions on the side. After getting a degree in Bioengineering from UC Berkeley, Erin became a rock climber at Red Rock Canyon, Nevada. Inspired by the colorful scenery she was climbing, she decided to paint one painting every week for the rest of her life. She has stuck to that decision ever since, becoming one of the most prolific artists in history. Erin Hanson's style is known as "Open Impressionism" and is now taught in art schools worldwide. With thousands of collectors eagerly anticipating her work and millions of followers online, Hanson has become an iconic, driving force in the rebirth of contemporary impressionism.
Learn More About Erin Online:
www.erinhanson...

[@youtube_is_bad_for_art]

Always so cool. Your color choice is electric

[@PropheticAnomaly]

I absolutely love seeing Erin's behind the scenes. Thank you for giving us such an in-depth snapshot of her process!

[@airybear02]

Our pleasure!

[@michelleyeo4479]

I love your paintings... This was so magical.

[@airybear02]

Thank you so much!

[@NicePersonNumberSeven]

Wow. More please.

[@monicaj3023]

who were the lucky ones to be able to be there and listen to her demonstration lesson !? what a treat that would be.

[@airybear02]

We had sixty people in my studio (in McMinnville, Oregon) watching the demo. Next time we're planning to hire a pro video team so we can share the whole experience!

[@monicaj3023]

that would be wonderful !! @@airybear02

[@nataliehachey4865]

I love your work. Your process reminds me of making a puzzle.

[@airybear02]

Thank you! It is definitely kind of like that.

[@samueljaysonfoote]

Love it! Thanks for the demonstration! :)

[@Leinete]

Thank you ❤

[@trangbicoi]

Do you have an online workshop? Cuz I love to join one. Love your work❤

[@elizabethstarlight7685]

Inspiring and beautiful. Thank you!

[@lieschenmuller7846]

❤i LOVE it.

[@atomichavetisyan4602]

Excellent. Very clear. Thank you!!!

[@majakoren1746]

Master at work❤.

[@jonathano.7109]

Beautiful!

[@kathyvangogh4034]

Wow! How I wish I was in that room hearing everything she says!!! How can I make that happen?

[@airybear02]

Hi Kathy, we weren't able to record the audio for both myself and the audience. We will try using a pro video team next time.

[@mmkh_art]

Great painting and nice to see the process. :)

[@airybear02]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@brendadasher2214]

Beautiful

[@ivocarvalho7135]

Lindo! Você é uma colorista maravilhosa, parabéns Erin Hanson. Bahia Brasil.

[@thatssoironic]

Secret ingredient? PERMALBA WHITE! It’s seriously the greatest

[@ghazalabhatty9202]

Inspiring as ever! Thank you Erin for sharing a bit of your magic strokes. Would love to be there in person, one day, to see the master at work in a workshop. But I'm miles away, on the other side of the Atlantic. Are there any live workshops we can subscribe to watch online? I'm a huuuuuuge fan.

[@airybear02]

We're hoping to set that up in the future!

[@robertradocha6871]

💞💯🎨🎨🎨

[@ШамильГиниятуллин-л4л]

Класс

[@douglasriddle6447]

On your palette, is that palette paper or a really large sheet of waxed paper that you taped down?

[@myrrhsolace5875]

I would dearly love to know the reasons behind choosing to paint the background between the branches and flowers of the subject rather than laying in the background first, then the subject over it. Is it a matter of the time required for the background to dry so the foreground colors don’t get muddied?

[@airybear02]

Thank you for the question! I explain my process on my blog here: www.erinhanson.com/resources

[@pennypalmer9017]

Nice work Erin! You paint so beautifully. How rid you learn to paint like this?

[@airybear02]

Erin is self taught. She highly recommends practicing. With each new painting or piece of art your skills and abilities will rapidly grow.

[@yzaazou97]

Beautiful work!! What is the name of the first background music piece....is it Handel or Bach?

[@cheers2023]

Is there a way to watch this with the audio?

[@airybear02]

Unfortunately, we weren't able to record the audio for both myself and the audience. We will try using a pro video team next time!

[@cheers2023]

@@airybear02 I look forward to it!

[@lindacravens1359]

Older videos indicate very limited palette, but here it looks like cobalt or kings blue, a purple, a turquoise and an earthy green. Are these mixed by Erin or are these bew faves?

[@airybear02]

Hi Linda, I am still using the same 5 colors I've used for years, but I can create almost any color on the color wheel using my limited palette. :-)

[@DS-ge3rr]

@@airybear02 Your painting is lovely. May I ask what you favourite 5 colour palette is ? Thank you.

[@Alexandra-ks7cb]

The main blues here are almost definitely phthalo turquoise and phthalo blue (I don't know what the smaller paint piles are at the top of the palette. I believe they're still mixes of the colors from her main 4/5 for convenience). Then permanent rose and cad yellow pale.

[@thomcarr7021]

I'd be interested in knowing why the pink color was used to cover the canvas at the beginning. It is obviously not the predominate color.

[@airybear02]

If you like, I talk about my painting process in my blog. www.erinhanson.com/resources

[@louiseleblanc1435]

How do you know which colors to paint

[@airybear02]

Practice! Erin has painted a painting a week for almost 15 years now.

[@georgesbrassens4093]

Who can explain it? Why is the background color pink?

[@arsplastiques]

The idea in painting is that you paint the white canvas an overall color that will unify the colors that are then painted on top. A background color allows the painter to leave space between colors that are applied on top, and those spaces will be the background color. This can save time and be used to bring both harmony and the dynamic of complementary colors, if she decides to use some sort of green colors. Ms. Hanson's canvases are, as you know, characterized by vibrant colors, and this pink serves her particular approach and style.

[@Yogelaine]

I wish we could hear what you are saying!

[@airybear02]

Unfortunately, we weren't able to record the audio for both myself and the audience. We will try using a pro video team next time!

[@ileanaforment2422]

The audio is very distracting and overbearing. Any way to mute it?

[@airybear02]

Yes, you can turn down the audio or mute it.