As we all know, Van Gogh is the most representative figure of Post-Impressionism, his works are very recognizable, even if you do not know a little about painting, art history, you must know Van Gogh, and you can distinguish his iconic oil paintings.
We can always see from van Gogh' works as a master artist, his description of the countryside and field scenery, sunflowers, wheat fields, irises and other elements are particularly evident, in addition, he is also a colorist painter, if you have a certain understanding of his works, you will find that Van Gogh's preference for color has almost reached a state of madness, and the colors in his works are very unrestrained and exaggerated.
The last thing to say is the sense of shape in Van Gogh's paintings, which is also the most iconic feature of his works, Van Gogh's works have had a profound impact on the expressionism and Fauvist painting of the 20th century, and in modern times, his followers are not in the minority, and the painting enlightenment of many contemporary artists began from imitating Van Gogh, and then gradually found their own style.
Irene Hansen, an artist from California, is known as the contemporary Van Gogh, and her oil paintings are always reminiscent of Van Gogh, with colorful colors, pastoral landscapes, and Van Gogh-like brushstrokes. Although like, but not imitative, we can see Van Gogh's shadow in Irene Hansen's work, but with its own unique characteristics.
It is understood that Erin Hansen has always had a strong interest in nature, she began to paint from an early age, and for a long time, she tried a variety of painting mediums, and also learned from different painting masters, and eventually formed her own contemporary style. Irene Hansen pioneered the use of thick pigments to be applied to the canvas at once, without any color layering, and the result of this method is known as open impressionism" in the industry."
We can see that in Irene Hansen's work, the mountain view is depicted as rows of rich blue and purple shaped pillars of light, the trees are presented in large areas of painting brushstrokes, and the coastline is swirled with pattern textures...
This talented contemporary artist has created a series of colorful landscape paintings, which we will enjoy together.