Blue Tiles and Sunflowers Painting

A glass vase of sunflowers poses before a blue-tiled room. The vivid contrasting hues accentuate the contrasting textures and patterns within the painting. Thick brush strokes and vibrant color are reminiscent of the impressionists of the past. What is Open Impressionism? Erin Hanson has created a unique style of painting in oils called "Open Impressionism." Her paintings immediately catch the eye because of their vibrant colors and expressive brush strokes. She creates her landscapes with a limited palette of only 5 colors, and using these 5 primary colors she pre-mixes her entire palette (over a hundred individual hues) before she ever picks up a brush. Next, she applies the paint with a confident, experienced hand, placing the paint exactly where it belongs on the canvas, and trying not to over any part of the canvas more than once. This unique method of painting in oils, without any layering, creates a stained glass or mosaic effect in her paintings. The final result is a vibrant painting that captures the landscapes she loves.