MEET HANNAHanna Bruer relocated to Madison, WI in 2010 after earning her bachelor's degree with an emphasis in 2 Dimensional art and photography at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point. Since that time, her work has come to prominently feature illegible text and abstract layers. After a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder in 2013, she found continued solace in her artwork and began using it as a coping mechanism.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
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The Process
A glimpse into new work from start to finish
1: We meet! We work together to figure out what you want and what your ideal timeline and budget would be. We laugh and drink coffee. The scheme starts brewing in my brain. I go get supplies.
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2. Concept! Oh boy, those ideas have taken hold and I've doodled up a little something to figure out where I'm going with it. I probably make a half dozen of these before I decide on a good idea. I drink more coffee. Much, much more coffee.
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3: I paint! I bust out those previously gathered supplies, reference my notes and concepts, and get to it! I get excited, get painty, get angry and curse the day I started painting, listen to some jams, get nervous and forget that I know what I'm doing, get 30 different shades of messy, rethink my whole life, keep painting, love every breath I take while I'm doing it, even though I forget what my hands look like under all that paint... but I love every second of it. It's a lovely little hurricane in my head and in my studio.
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4: It's done! I survived the process and came out a better person. I show it to you, and if you love it - we're golden! We wrap up the project, get it framed if you want, ship it to where you want, all that jazz. I secretly shed a tear or two, because I always get a little sad sending a new piece off to a new home. I pack up my supplies and put away my notes. Turn off my studio lights. Reminisce about how much fun I had with that last painting. Grab another cup of coffee. Gear up for another project. Smile real big inside and out. I love every single minute of this.
Featured piece:
"Honest Aspirations"
Commission for Hawks Quindel, S.C.
Madison WI
2018/2019
"Honest Aspirations"
Commission for Hawks Quindel, S.C.
Madison WI
2018/2019