"Erin Hanson expresses her love of the desert with a thick, bold application of paint that mirrors the stark lines and shapes unique to the Southwest. An accomplished plein air painter, Erin applies elements of plein air technique to her expressionist style. Her art always stands out in a crowd, the bright colors and loose brushstrokes capturing the imagination of her viewers.

"Erin has a lifetime of experience creating art in all mediums, from dramatic comic art to peaceful landscapes. She attained a degree in Bioengineering from the University of California at Berkeley, but meanwhile her successes as an artist led to a total immersion in work as a professional artist. As a seven year old child, she wrote in her school application that she wanted to become “an artist, a scientist, and a dancer.” By age twelve, she was working with a collaboration of other painters creating enormous murals in acrylics. In 2006, she moved to Las Vegas and became a dedicated rock climber at the beautiful Red Rock Canyon. Rock climbing is a dance form itself, and Erin considers all three of her childhood dreams achieved.

"The stunning landscape of Red Rock Canyon permanently influenced Erin with its unique colors and rock formations, and rock climbing gave Erin the opportunity to experience new vistas and viewpoints never before captured in paint. She has been painting red rocks and the Southwest desert ever since."

Southwest Art Magazine, September 2011.