Wild Iris - Woodcut on Paper by artist Gordon Mortensen

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Wild Iris - Woodcut on Paper by artist Gordon Mortensen18 x 12" Unframed Woodcut on Paper Gordon Mortensen (b. 1938, American) is one of the best known reduction woodcut print artists working in the U. S today. He works from watercolor studies to understand the color dynamics needed for the woodcut. The artist uses up to sixty four colors and takes as long as three months to create the woodblock image. Although the final outcome has a painterly feel, it is unmistakably a woodcut with rich layered colors

24" X 20" Unframed

Gaylord himself is quoted as recognizing the profound influence these early experiences have on his art: “I have been fortunate to have traveled the world extensively

and prestigious galleries as well in the United States know about his skills and artwork

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Painting

and here for the first time began to study abstract painting and design with professors like Frank Goodnow and others to broaden the horizons of painting

16" x 20" Unframed

How could one not paint that

17" x 19" Framed

Smith College Museum of Art

studying in private workshops and public institutions before moving to Europe to perfect her skills

30" X 36" Unframed

29" X 40" Unframed Woodcut on Paper

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