Ashley Hanson
Born: 1960Ashley Hanson was awarded The Slade School of Art
Boise Travel Scholarship to North America, where he made a series of train
journeys around the states before painting for two months in a barn in upstate
New York, at the home of the sculptor Jon Isherwood.
Hanson has continued making work about his experiences
in the US, with the series Americascapes
and The Englands,
which enabled him to interlink paintings inspired by the coastal landscapes of
Cornwall and New England.
Various events in Hanson’s career have inspired,
influenced and invigorated his interest in colour: An early admiration for the
work of Peter Lanyon, especially Porthleven 1951; A lecture from Terry Frost
whilst at Canterbury College of Art; The influence of Thomas Watt being
Principal of Canterbury; A visit to the 1992 Matisse exhibition in New
York and later his time spent at the Triangle Artists Workshop hosted by Sir
Anthony Caro.
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