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laurenhanna-art.bsky.social
Watercolor and Gouache artist based in Colorado. Director of Public Relations at the Colorado Watercolor Society.
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Balancing it all out with the windy glow of the moon rising over the Pacific coast. Watercolor and watercolor pencil. #watercolor #art #moonrise

Bright colors and big ideas - capturing the hot glow of summer in Colorado. Watercolor and watercolor pencil #watercolor #art

My favorite painting from this round of small impressionist paintings. I concentrated on making a rhythm of shapes and letting the eye follow them. #gouache #art #impressionist

Working on abstract cliff shadows and a secret motif I've been thinking about for the past two years. See the cave entrance on the main hill? #gouache #impressionism #art

Capturing the tiered cliffs and colors of Utah, in gouache. #art

Small gouache painting to capture that electric sunlight between rain clouds rolling in. #gouache

Canyons and cliffs capturing the light late in the day. #gouache

Sky swirls! Continuing my journey on 3" x 3" gouache paintings.

Tiny gouache paintings. For all three, I used a base of burnt sienna, then layered on the colors with an oversized brush. The challenge is to show detail without using a tiny brush - have you tried painting that way? #impressionist #gouache

Reference photos are great, but why paint one photo exactly as it is? During a trip to Yellowstone, I crossed over to Idaho and photographed some sheep enjoying some morning grazing. Combined this with some other pics I've collected of broken fences and Colorado mountains for the background.

Watercolor painting of the Blue Mesa Scenic Overlook at noon. The light shining off the rocks and water was so intense! #watercolor

Plein air painting at about 8,000 ft with gouache. The forest was beautiful and peaceful in the afternoon.

Gouache study of afternoon red rocks in Colorado, painted en plein air.

Looking forward to spring! Fun study of a pumpkin seedling sprouting.