ARTIST BIO

Beth Hansen, painter of faery and myth, is emerging as one of today's
premier visionary artists. Working out of her studio in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, Beth's work is increasingly sought out by collectors of
fantastic art from all over the world.

Beth Hansen began drawing in her early childhood, fascinated with the worlds
found in nature around her, her subjects included bunnies and horses. In her
teens she discovered fantasy fiction and has been reading voraciously
ever since. Dragons and hobbits started appearing in her sketchbook, and
she started doing portraits for friends. Beth continued to draw and paint in
her spare time as a serious hobby, giving artwork as gifts to family and doing
the occasional portrait commission. Then her readings delved deeper into
faerie and mythology, and she had the desire to better portray what she'd
learned on canvas. So, in the autumn of 2000 Beth studied Flemish/Dutch
oil painting techniques in still life and portraiture in the studio of Jeff
Hurinenko in St. Paul, Minnesota, which helped fine-tune her
already award winning skills as a painter.

On December 10 of 2002, she received 3rd place in the 2D Art
Presentation category in the Duirwaigh Gallery Emerging Artist Competition.
Beth's visionary work has been featured in Seventh House Publishing's
"Season's of the Witch" calendar in 2003 and 2004. She has also done
numerous illustrations for "Tales of the Unanticipated", a speculative fiction
small press publication. In December of 2003 Beth had a one woman show,
"A Midwinter Night's Dream", at the Eye of Horus Gallery in Minneapolis,
MN, and continues to exibit there often, hosting tea parties to talk about
her current mythical studies. She also can be found at Art Fairs around the
midwest and the occasional Science Fiction Convention, and is currently
accepting private and illustrative commissions of faery and mythic subjects.
Beth blends realism with romance in her oil paintings. Working in layers to
achieve luminous skin tones and glowing light effects, she creates
magical works inspired by faery lore and mythology.

 

Visit the Artist's Web Sites: www.wyrdhaven.com

 

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