Featured Artist

Hannah C. Heyer

A self-taught artist, Hannah C. Heyer draws inspiration from her local area in rural southeastern Minnesota, especially the farm on which she currently lives, which has been in her family for six generations.

“I grew up picking rock from the grain fields, following the cow paths through the woods, working in the gardens, and picking apples and pears in the orchard. My roots and love for the land run deep. The rhythms of the seasons and the history, hardships, and beauty of this life inspire and inform my work as an artist.”

She enjoys the challenge of plein air painting, and the way it encourages taking a closer look, to more fully take in what might otherwise go unnoticed. Her plein air paintings, done outdoors on location, usually within two to three hours, attempt to capture the fleeting and changing view of a particular place and time as she sees it.

Her studio works, supported by plein air studies and memories, are built up through a lot of time and layers of paint and allow her to work in more detail. 

Hannah is a member of the American Impressionist Society and the Outdoor Painters of Minnesota.