ART. COMMUNITY. PLAY.
ART.
COMMUNITY.
PLAY.
Hello to every single human living in Cedar City and the surrounding areas, please sign up for my workshops!
NEXT EVENT: JAN 18, 2025
Start with an inspiring presentation by Hanna, owner of Prussian Bleu Studio, then enjoy an hour of hands-on creativity to rediscover your own happiness through painting. Zero experience ENCOURAGED. Let’s play!
DEGREES
• Master’s in Interdisciplinary Studies, online teaching emphasis: Southern Utah University
I put my life into education because it is my greatest passion. I’ve done the work, and now I’m ready to share.
“Through curiosity we explore even scribbles to find out who we are.” – Shane Egan
About The Artist
Hello, I’m Hanna Dawson, an artist dedicated to weaving playfulness & emotional healing into each piece I create. My work embodies a philosophy of play—a belief that creativity can be both joyful & transformative. This spirit shines through in my use of colors, textures, and mediums, where my favorite form is paint, especially oil, though I love exploring with any paint medium that adds depth to my expression. I don’t define myself strictly as a painter or printer; I simply consider myself an artist open to experimenting, driven by a love for the process itself. Cyanotype printing, the origin of “Prussian Bleu,” holds a special place in my journey. This timeless blue process introduced me to the beauty of capturing fleeting subjects—like flowers, leaves, and stems—in a way that feels both delicate & enduring. Inspired by botanist Anna Atkins, my cyanotypes allow me to immortalize the natural world, an element that remains central to my work. Details on this can be found in the cyanotype section on my website, where I share more about this process and how it shaped my brand. My art draws deeply from nature, with foliage & florals as recurring themes. The journey began as a young artist and flourished after a summer trip to Paris, where witnessing the works of master painters ignited my passion for color, movement, and form. This experience gave me the courage to create my own voice in art, one that celebrates life’s impermanent beauty. Through cyanotypes, oil paintings, & mixed mediums, my goal is to honor the ephemeral & to evoke an enduring sense of wonder.
In The News
Prussian Bleu in the News – Iron County Today October 2019 Article
Prussian Bleu in the News – Friday Art Walk
Prussian Bleu in the News – Article I Foliage Spread Fall 2020
Prussian Bleu in the News – Iron County Today – Article ARTSSOCIAL
Prussian Bleu in the News – Iron County Today – October 9 2019
Contact Me To Purchase
Contact me on my Instagram page or send an email to prussianbleuartwork@gmail.com
Cyanotype Works
Cyanotype – Water
Titled “Water.” The 8.5′ x 11″‘original is available. High quality digital prints of various dimensions and finishes are available. Further info given upon request.
Cyanotype – Boots
Titled “Boots”. The 9”x12”original is available. High quality digital prints of various dimensions and finishes are available. Further info given upon request.
Cyanotype – Fleeting
Titled “Fleeting.” The original is available. High quality digital prints of various dimensions and finishes are also available.
Cyanotype – Puissance de Trois
Titled “Puissance de Trois” The original is available. High quality digital prints of various dimensions and finishes are also available.
Cyanotype – Fall
Titled “Fall,” this piece uses several exposures to create a simple geometrical design using a single pressed leaf. The 5”x7”original is available and includes a signature. High quality digital prints of various dimensions and finishes are also available. Further info given upon request.
Cyanotype – L’échec
Titled “L’échec.” The 5”x7”original is available. High quality digital prints of various dimensions and finishes are also available. Further info given upon request.
Cyanotype – Fern
Titled “Fern”. The 9”x12”original is available. High quality digital prints of various dimensions and finishes are available. Further info given upon request.
Cyanotype – Feather
Titled “Feather”. The subject is a single wild turkey feather found in the mountains of Southern Utah. The 5″x7″ original is available. High quality digital prints of various dimensions and finishes are also available. Further info given upon request.
Cyanotype – Leaves
Titled “Leaves”. The 9”x12”original is available. High quality digital prints of various dimensions and finishes are also available. Further info given upon request.
Untitled Cyanotype Collage
Untitled Cyanotype Collage. This high resolution photo of several original works is meant specifically for digital printing. Several dimensions and finishes are available. Further info given upon request.
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Cyanotype – Spec
Titled “Spec.” The 5”x7”original is available. High quality digital prints of various dimensions and finishes are also available. Further info given upon request.
Cyanotype – Alone
Titled “Alone.” The original is unavailable. High quality digital prints of various dimensions and finishes are available. Further info given upon request.
Cyanotype – Feather
Titled “Feather”. The subject is a single wild turkey feather found in the mountains of Southern Utah. The 5″x7″ original is available. High quality digital prints of various dimensions and finishes are also available. Further info given upon request.
uglymess
Cyanotype – Skeleton
Titled “Skeleton,” this 5”x7” cyanotype print showcases the result of coating the chemistry onto paper using a bristle haired brush. The single flower was left to expose for longer than average exposure time to see the veins of the petals,. The original is unavailable. High quality digital prints of various dimensions and finishes are available. Further info given upon request.
Cyanotype – Bougainvillea of Villefeanche-sur-Mer
Titled “Bougainvillea of Villefeanche-sur-Mer” is a 5”x7” cyanotype print that is dedicated to a single Bougainvillea blossom that was harvested while traveling along the Mediterranean Sea in the South of France. The original is unavailable. High quality digital prints of various dimensions and finishes are available. Further info given upon request.
AloneOriginal
Cyanotype Printing: a Historical Context
A huge driving force behind my desire in creating a website was to have a platform where I could explain the cyanotype process along with my acute obsession with it. Many people are unaware what cyanotype printing is when I first try to explain it to them, so hopefully the next several paragraphs alleviate some of your questions.
Cyanotype printing is a photographic printing process that was discovered in 1842 by English scientist Sir John Herschel. The blue color that is a result of this process is essentially a trademark of the process — one cannot make different colored cyanotypes, only blue cyanotypes, hence the prefix “cyan.” This method was used by engineers and architects as a cost efficient way of making drafts and plans well into the 20th century. Yes, you guessed it, this is where the term “blueprint” derived from. While it was dominantly used for blueprints, other uses were found as well, such as biological documentation of plant species (Anna Atkins) and the exploration of alternative processes by renowned photographers in the contemporary art scene (Marco Breuer).
One of several reasons why this medium drives me so ambitiously is because of its place in history. The discovery of the cyanotype process marked the birth of the first synthetic blue pigment, which we now know as Prussian Blue. This made the overpriced and unattainable blue pigment suddenly attainable by the masses, as opposed to being restricted to royals and wealthy patrons. It literally changed the course of art history. Neat stuff, huh?
Oil & Acrylic Works
Prussian Bleu – Oil on Canvas – Blurred Waterlily
Titled “Blurred Waterlily” Oil on canvas, using hand-picked oils. Inspired by Monet. Contact me for pricing
Prussian Bleu – Phoenix Art Museum – Floral Picasso Rendition
Titled “Phoenix Art Museum – Floral Picasso Rendition”. April 2023, mixed media – oil pastels and acrylic.
Prussian Bleu – Acrylic on Plywood – Klutzy Chaos
Titled “Klutzy Chaos”. Acrylic on plywood reclaimed from the ‘Mont Martre’ of Cedar City
Prussian Bleu – Oil on Canvas – December 2019 Málaga Museum Picasso Rendition
Titled “December 2019 Málaga Museum Picasso Rendition”. Oil on canvas, emphasizing brush strokes.
Prussian Bleu – What A Weird Beautiful Year
Titled “What a Weird Beautiful Year”. Oil on canvas. Purposely unfinished bottom half to express impressionistic style.
Prussian Bleu – MoMA Waterlily
Titled “MoMA Waterlily”. Oil on canvas, inspired by Monet. Edges painted with gesso.
Prussian Bleu – The Sunset After The Storm
Titled “The Sunset After The Storm”. Oil on canvas. October 2024.
Contact Me To Purchase
Contact me on my Instagram page or send an email to prussianbleuartwork@gmail.com