Dan May Animal 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
Dog Portrait II /// Contemporary Portrait Animal Face Screenprint Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Dog Portrait II"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1997
Medium: Original Monoprint on unbranded white co...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Animal Prints
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
Dog in House /// Contemporary Screenprint Animal Pet Colorful Funny Pop Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Dog in House"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 2006
Medium: Original Monoprint on unbranded white cotton rag laid paper
Limited edi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Animal Prints
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
Dog Portrait /// Contemporary Portrait Animal Face Screenprint Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Dog Portrait"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 2004
Medium: Original Monoprint on unbranded white cotto...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Animal Prints
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
Party Pig /// Contemporary Animal Funny Portrait Screenprint Black and White Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Party Pig"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1989
Medium: Original Monoprint on unbranded white cotton rag laid paper
Limited editio...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Animal Prints
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
Dog Dreams (Black) /// Contemporary Screenprint Animal Funny Humor Pet
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Dog Dreams (Black)"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1985
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
L...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Fish Dinner /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Black and White Food Dinner Eat
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Fish Dinner"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1988
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbrande...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Dog Dreams /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Screenprint Animal Pet Bones Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Dog Dreams"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1985
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded turquoise wove paper
Limited edition: 7/75
Printer: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA
Publisher: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA
Sheet size: 24" x 21.38"
Image size: 18" x 18"
Condition: Minor edge wear at upper left corner and some minor scuffing to image. 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 drawing...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Cat with a Habit /// Contemporary Animal Smoking Humor Screenprint Black
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Cat with a Habit"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1995
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Lim...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Dogs and Bones /// Contemporary Pop Art Animal Pet Funny Humor Screenprint
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Dogs and Bones"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1986
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limited edition: 15/25
Printer: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA
Publisher: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA
Sheet size: 34.13" x 29.88"
Image size: 25.88" x 24"
Condition: Some moderate edge wear around, and heavy wear with a repaired tear at lower right corner. In otherwise good condition with strong colors and clean paper. Will look great once framed and with its marginal imperfections covered
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 drawing...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Chickens /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Animal Funny Blue Farm Bird
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Chickens"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 2003
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded soft-cream wove paper
Limite...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Dog Face (Purple) /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Animal Face Pet Black
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Dog Face (Purple)"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1986
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Li...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Tossing the Bone /// Contemporary Pop Art Nude Screenprint Dog Pet Animal Black
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Tossing the Bone"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1999
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded black wove paper
Lim...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Crazy Dog /// Contemporary Pop Art Funny Screenprint Animal Pet Black and Purple
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Crazy Dog"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1996
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limited ed...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Reading Pig /// Contemporary Pop Art Black and White Screenprint Animal Funny
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reading Pig"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1984
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limited ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
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