Reflected Light (section)

This vibrant painting captures the magic of sunset reflecting across rippling water with bold, expressive brushstrokes. The artist uses thick applications of paint in a style reminiscent of Impressionism, but with a more contemporary and energetic approach. Notice how the orange and golden light from the low sun creates a shimmering path across the water's surface, broken into patches of color by the movement of waves.

Erin Hanson is known for her "open impressionism" technique, where she applies paint in distinct, unblended strokes that create a mosaic-like effect. The purple and blue clouds seem to dance around the glowing sun, while the water below becomes an abstract pattern of oranges, purples, and blues. This bold use of color and texture gives the painting an almost dreamlike quality, transforming a simple sunset scene into something more dynamic and expressive. The distant shoreline remains purposefully vague, keeping our attention on the interplay of light and color across the water.