About Gaylen Capener Hansen

  • Biography

    Gaylen C. Hansen is an American artist known for his neo-expressionist figurative paintings that showcase the unique flora and fauna of the Palouse region in Eastern Washington state. He taught art at Washington State University, where one of his students was the cartoonist Gary Larson. Hansen's distinctive painting method involves nailing the canvas to his studio wall and then pulling it down when finished, leaving visible marks on the edges of the artwork.

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