Marc R. Hanson Growing up in a military family, Marc’s youth was spent on the move. He was born in Oxnard, CA and spent some of his early school years there. But his geographical resume soon included Alaska, Florida, Arkansas, Nebraska, So. Dakota and Norway. Eventually Marc’s family settled in Loomis, a small northern California town. Marc began college as a biology major, but soon applied to Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, majoring in illustration. After Art Center and a brief stint as a staff illustrator in Sacramento, Marc moved to Minnesota where he lived for 33 years while raising a family and pursuing his art. Marc relocated to Colorado in the Fall of 2012. “I have been a painter for many years now. Along the way my methods, materials and focus have evolved. A naturalist at heart, the landscape is the perfect vehicle for expressing the joy I have for the world that surrounds me. My real interest and challenge as a painter is how to best manipulate the core principles of painting into effective visual statements. I’m most successful when I’m able to communicate that joy to viewers of my paintings.” Marc teaches landscape painting workshops nationally. “I love working with other painters in their pursuit to better their craft. My goal is not to have them assimilate my style and technique, but to teach them how to more closely examine the subject and apply the principles that representational painters must follow to become effective visual communicators.” He has shown his work in galleries and museums nationally and internationally since the early 1980s. He is a Signature Member of The Oil Painters of America (OPA). Among his many awards, he’s placed 4 times in The Pastel Journal’s ‘Pastel 100’ competition, has won an Award of Excellence at the OPA National Exhibit in 2000, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011. His work was selected as a Finalist in the International Artist’s Magazine’s Art Prize Challenge. (https://marchansonart.com/about) undefined

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