I’m Brit Hansen, I Carve Paint and other things.
Art is in my blood
I love living in the desert and was born and raised in AZ. I am a fourth generation artist and discovered my love of printmaking during college.
After graduating with a bachelors in fine art, I went on to be a photographer and found printmaking again 6 years later after I was put on bed rest while pregnant with my first baby.
I had always loved carving but found my voice and style during those months of being at home. I have been hooked ever since and my style is ever evolving.
I now carve linoleum block, wood block and painted panels and you can follow along with my latest work on Instagram @brithansen.art.
I love sharing behind the scenes in Instagram but I give extra attention to my email list.
What I love to create…
Flowers
Hand-carved block print on 100% cotton archival paper in cream with black professional oil relief ink and hand-painted gold spines. 22" x 15" Limited varied edition of 200. Each print is hand printed, signed and numbered. Ships rolled in a tube
4. Landscapes and Fluid Lines
This is a limited edition reproduction print of my original block print. It is identical to the Cactus Garden block print and I am offering it in four sizes.
The original Cactus Garden block was hand carved from five blocks and hand pressed with oil ink. It had hand painted blue flowers and spines.
The original print was a limited edition of 3. I am excited to give it new life as a reproduction.
The original is 21in x 30in and this reproduction is being offered in the sizes below.
11in x 14.75in signed limited edition of 400
15in x 20in signed limited edition of 400
18in x 24in signed limited edition of 250
21in x 28in signed limited edition of 250
Fine art print on matte archival paper. It is signed and numbered. Artwork is shipped rolled in a tube.
2. Geometric Designs
3. Anything with black and gold
Printed on 100% cotton cream paper with oil based relief ink. The sun is gold foil. 11"x22" Variable limited edition of 100. Ships rolled in a tube. Presale ships by January 1st
My Process
I always start with a color palette.
Before I can create an artwork I need to know what colors I will be using and in what order I will layer them and how thick they need to be. Depending on what kind of cuts I will be making will determine how thick the color layers are. Once I have that all figured out I can start layering the board which takes about 3-5 weeks.
Sometimes I already have the design drawn up and sometimes its just in my head and I sketch it out onto the painted panel before I start carving.
I feel more confident with a carving tool in my hand than a pencil.
I lose myself and sense of time when carving. I can sit and carve for hours and a single work can take me upwards of 40 hours to create.
are you an artist?
I love connecting to other artists. You are not just a number on a list to me, but a real person with beautiful artwork. I want to see it! Visit my artist page and let’s connect.