Portfolio - Original Oil Paintings by Modern Impressionist Erin Hanson

Van Gogh and Toulouse-Latrec favored the color orange in many of their paintings. This dynamic and flamboyant color brings warmth to any space and has an ancient history. Well before the color was known as "orange," it had been called "saffron" and was highly symbolic in spirituality. Erin Hanson couples orange with other complementary colors for its warmth, energy, and emotional impact. There is a beautiful vibration between orange and blue, for example, as captured by Maxfield Parrish. Erin Hanson uses oranges in her paintings of autumn vineyards, Japanese maple trees, red rock desert, and oak trees.