Joan Hansen

Artist’s Statement

As artists, we have the opportunity to express our unique thoughts and passions through the medium of our choice. Interwoven through my work are threads of organic line and luminous color. The organic lines symbolize my love of nature, and the luminous color expresses my continuing passion for the vibrancy of life. It intrigues me to capture and paint the elusive choreography in nature’s eternal dance of light and shadow.

Artist’s Bio

California artist Joan Hansen paints with passion and an eye for color. The award-winning, vibrant paintings of landscapes, water scenes, wildlife, florals, and wine themes express her love of color and nature. She creates paintings in the mediums of acrylics, oil, and watercolor.

AcrylicWork 7, a magazine which includes 102 winning works by today’s top talents, featured one of her paintings. Walter Foster Publishing, Inc. contracted Hansen to write, illustrate, and star in several art instruction products, including a DVD entitled Getting Started in Watercolor. It won an “Award of Excellence” for “Best Art Product” at a CHA show. She wrote and illustrated two art instruction books, Floral Scenes and Flowers. Hansen is a contributing author for Florals & Botanicals, Landscapes, and Color Made Easy, watercolor art instruction books, as well as Acrylic Painting and Watercolor.

Museum shows include exhibits at the San Diego Museum of Art, the San Diego Natural History Museum, the Oceanside Museum of Art, and the Bonita Museum & Cultural Center.

Selected awards include the San Diego Zoological Society’s Zoonooz Award for Best Interpretation of the Theme for Celebrate the Colors of the Wild; Best of Show for her painting Okapi in the Endangered show at The Studio Door Gallery; inclusion in 50 to Watch, a regional exhibition and national catalog featuring San Diego’s professional and emerging visual artists; Best of Show cash award for Tuscan Gold at the North Coastal Art Gallery exhibit; Best of Show, San Diego County Fair, for her website design of www.joanhansenart.com

She has collaborated with designers to create commissioned paintings for hospitals, shopping centers, and office buildings. Her work has been collected both nationally and internationally. She would like to work with you to create paintings that will reflect who you uniquely are, that will enhance your personal or office space.

Where to find Joan Hansen’s website: joanhanhansenart.com

Email: joanhansenart@gmail.com

Artwork by Joan

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