Dan May Figurative Prints
American, b. 1955
Dan May is an American painter and printmaker born on March 11, 1955 in San Francisco, CA. Raised in aesthetic surroundings heavily influenced by his architect father, May grew up learning to view all things with an eye for design, color, and shape. At age 5, he remembers his father cutting up a book of drawings by Henri Matisse and hanging them on the walls of their home. The French master Matisse as well as Richard Diebenkorn and David Hockney are his favorite art influences. He began his first attempts at painting at age 15, and later began to experiment with printmaking, teaching himself various techniques such as woodblock printing, etching, silkscreen printing, and monoprinting.
Monoprinting soon became May's medium of choice due to its wide range of expression and spontaneity that he felt other techniques lacked. May - "With monoprinting, you can only work a piece for as a long as the paint stays wet, so the resulting print has a feeling of movement and immediacy. I also like how monoprinting allows the brush strokes to transfer a transparent light quality to the print. For me, this is a technique that bridges drawing, painting, and emotions." The themes of May's prints borrow from his fantasies, memories, and the people and places he has seen in life's checkout lines and waiting rooms. "My work allows me to be a voyeur, to see through the walls into life's secrets, and unveil the hidden stories of everyday life," he says.
Color and design are essential elements in May's work. Exploring and playing with color is a huge source of enjoyment and passion for May. "Working with color combinations, playing color against color to create an electric contrast, never ceases to excite me," he says. May finds working color with design elements and balancing compositions is challenging, frustrating, and supremely rewarding.
Today, Dan May lives and works in Oakland, California. He has shown his paintings and prints in galleries predominantly throughout California and his work is in numerous private and corporate collections throughout the United States and the world.
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Artist: Dan May
Reading in Space II /// Contemporary Black and White Screenprint Rockets Planets
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reading in Space II"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1988
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
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1980s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
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In Chair Reading /// Contemporary Pop Art Interior Sofa Book Black and White
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "In Chair Reading"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1988
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Lim...
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1980s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
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Bowling Angel
, Post Impressionist, Portland Museum, Albright-Knox Gallery
By Dan May
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'May' for Dan May (American, 1952-2019) with number and limitation, '1/50'. Titled, lower center, 'Bowling Angel' and dated, lower right, '2003'.
Sheet dimensions:...
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Early 2000s Dan May Figurative Prints
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Woodcut, Paper
Reading a Book /// Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Lady Screenprint Woman Chair
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reading a Book"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1982
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limit...
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1980s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
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Waiting /// Contemporary Pop Art Interior Figurative Sofa Colorful Screenprint
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Waiting"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1986
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded soft-c...
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1980s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
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Screen
I Need Him but I Should Leave Him /// Contemporary Lithograph Figurative Girl
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "I Need Him but I Should Leave Him"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1984
Medium: Original Lithograph on Rives BFK pap...
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1980s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Running the Dog /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Lady Animal Pet Walk Funny
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Running the Dog"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1984
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limited edition: 151/175
Printer: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA
Publisher: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA
Sheet size: 21" x 21"
Image size: 12.88" x 15.13"
Condition: In excellent condition
Notes:
Titled and dated by May in pencil lower right.
Biography:
Dan May is an American painter and printmaker born on March 11, 1955 in San Francisco, CA. Raised in aesthetic surroundings heavily influenced by his architect father, May grew up learning to view all things with an eye for design, color, and shape. At age 5, he remembers his father cutting up a book of drawings by Henri Matisse and hanging them on the walls of their home. The French master Matisse as well as Richard Diebenkorn and David Hockney are his favorite art influences. He began his first attempts at painting at age 15, and later began to experiment with printmaking, teaching himself various techniques such as woodblock printing, etching, silkscreen printing, and monoprinting.
Monoprinting soon became May's medium of choice due to its wide range of expression and spontaneity that he felt other techniques lacked. May - "With monoprinting, you can only work a piece for as a long as the paint stays wet, so the resulting print has a feeling of movement and immediacy. I also like how monoprinting allows the brush strokes to transfer a transparent light quality to the print. For me, this is a technique that bridges...
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1980s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Dancing (Orange and Blue) /// Contemporary Relief Print Nude Figurative Modern
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Dancing (Orange and Blue)"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1978
Medium: Original Relief Print on un...
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1970s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
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Woodcut
Devil at Cocktail Hour /// Funny Contemporary Monoprint Bar Romantic Alcohol Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Devil at Cocktail Hour"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 2003
Medium: Original Monoprint on unbranded ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
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Paint, Monoprint, Oil
A Woman and Her Pets /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Animal Dog Cat Funny
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "A Woman and Her Pets"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1991
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper...
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1990s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
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Screen
Picnic /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Food Figurative Colorful Modern
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Picnic"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1989
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limited editi...
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1980s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
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Screen
Devil Chicken Dinner /// Contemporary Funny Linocut Black and White Man
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Devil Chicken Dinner"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Circa: 1995
Medium: Original Linocut on white Hosho ...
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1990s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
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Linocut
Roller Coaster /// Contemporary Pop Art Relief Print Figurative Funny Colorful
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Roller Coaster"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1982
Medium: Original Relief Print on u...
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1980s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
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Woodcut
Angel /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Blue Minimal Religious Portrait Bird
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Angel"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1992
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limited editio...
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1990s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
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Screen
Energizer Bunny
s Birthday /// Contemporary Funny Humor Figurative Monoprint
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Energizer Bunny's Birthday"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1996
Medium: Original Monoprint on unbranded heavy white wove paper
Li...
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1990s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
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Paint, Monoprint, Oil
Phone Loitering /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Funny Red Blue Lady Gossip
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Phone Loitering"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1984
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded ...
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1980s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
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Screen
Milk and Teddy Time /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Baby Crib Children
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Milk and Teddy Time"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1986
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
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1980s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
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Screen
Baker /// Contemporary Pop Art Chef Cooking Kitchen Screenprint Black Figurative
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Baker"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1994
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limited editio...
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1990s Contemporary Dan May Figurative Prints
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Screen
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