California Series California to me is a dreamland of wild mountainous ranges, surrounded by hilly kingdoms of grassland and woodland. Reminiscent of a savanna flavoured shangri-la. A very sensuous place, all the hills and hummocks immediately suggestive of body shapes and forms. I invite you to find temporary escape from the techno-clutter in your daily life through my paintings. I attempt to capture the excruciatingly beautiful landscape that surrounds us. The creeping mists, the purest spreads of morning blue to the painful yellow glare of the midday sun, the hot aroma of the earth.

N. Hansen Studio Kelvingrove Museum Scotland home town

	Born in the culturally rich and beautiful country of Scotland, I was first introduced to art by my grandfather, Robert Samuel McIsaac. We would travel by tram to the world famous Kelvingrove Art Museum in Glasgow and spend many wonderous hours wandering the gallery halls. My journey through life has allowed me to live in several different countries where I have been profoundly influenced by the different landscapes, cultures and histories. Through the years yearning to paint but following a business career that evolved from beta testing Mosaic (Netscape) and implementing one of the first corporate inter/intranet sites in 1993, to public relations, marketing and communications for the hi-tech industry in Silicon Valley. I managed to attend Mission Valley College and San Jose State University to broaden and explore my more artistic inclinations.
	Today, since retiring, my concentration has been on larger canvasses, using my imagination to communicate what I see, feel and remember. My daughter calls my work controlled madness. I use brilliant colours because they make me feel the most happy, and I freely use yellow, orange and red, even as undercoats, so that they shine though. I now reside in the town of Paradise, located in the lower western foothills of the Sierra Nevada, far away from the hustle and bustle of the Silicon Valley, and love every glorious day.
	Collectors: J. Young, Los Osos, California J. D'Arcy Denney, Santa Rosa, California A. Peirce, Salt Lake City, Utah Dr. Polhemus, Los Gatos, California M. Whitcomb, Placerville, California J. Previte, Santa Clara, California J. Kaufman, Venice Beach, California J. Glassman, Venice Beach, California N. Hansen, Los Angeles, California C. Trovato, New York W. B. Lawther, Crawley, Sussex, UK V. Schwoeble, Monroeville, Pennsylvania M. Fleming, Sunnyvale, California K. Fye, Seattle, Washington