Dan May Nude 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
Nude /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Colorful Figurative Reclining Print
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Nude"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1987
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded soft-cream wove paper
Limited ed...
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1980s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Screen
Nude Near Pool /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Nude Figurative Swimming
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Nude Near Pool"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1989
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limit...
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1980s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
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Screen
Nudes on Towels /// Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Swimming Pool Screenprint
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Nudes on Towels"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1983
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded cream wove paper
Limited edition: 104/150
Printer: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA
Publisher: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA
Sheet size: 31.75" x 29.63"
Image size: 24.13" x 24.13"
Condition: Light wear to lower right corner. In excellent condition. A fantastic image
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 Nude Prints
Materials
Screen
Up the Stairs (Blue) /// Contemporary Funny Romantic Linocut Humour Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Up the Stairs (Blue)"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1998
Medium: Original Linocut on white Hosho handmade paper
Lim...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Linocut
Asleep on the Devil's Shoulder /// Contemporary Linocut Pool Sunbathing Nude
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Asleep on the Devil's Shoulder"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1997
Medium: Original Linocut on white Hosho handmade...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Linocut
Home Early /// Contemporary Linocut Nude Figurative Interior Funny Humor
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Home Early"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1995
Medium: Original Linocut on white Hosho handmade paper
Limited edition: test prin...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Linocut
A Man and His Dreams /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Nudes Figurative Funny
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "A Man and His Dreams"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1991
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limited edit...
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1990s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Screen
Cleaning Crew /// Contemporary Linocut Nude Figurative Interior Black
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Cleaning Crew"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1996
Medium: Original Linocut on white Hosho handmade paper
Limited ed...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Linocut
Nude /// Contemporary Figurative Woman Lady Pop Art Monoprint Modern Print
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Nude"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1997
Medium: Original Monoprint on unbranded white cotton rag laid paper
Limited edition: (1...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Paint, Monoprint, Oil
Reclining Nude (Blue) III /// Contemporary Pop Street Art Female Figurative
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reclining Nude (Blue) III"
Portfolio: Reclining Nudes
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1983
Medium: Original Screenpri...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Screen
Are the Cookies Ready Yet /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Nude Food Chef
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Are the Cookies Ready Yet"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 2001
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Screen
Sex Appeal /// Contemporary Funny Humor Beach Nude Ocean Monoprint Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Sex Appeal"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1991
Medium: Original Monoprint on unbranded white cotton rag laid paper
Limited editi...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Paint, Monoprint, Oil
Devil's Club /// Contemporary Linocut Nude Figurative Interior Humor Funny
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Devil's Club"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 2003
Medium: Original Linocut on white Hosho handmade paper
Limited edition: Test Pr...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Linocut
Reclining Nude (Purple) /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Screenprint Figurative
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reclining Nude (Purple)"
Portfolio: Reclining Nudes
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1982
Medium: Original Screenprint...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Screen
Devil's Play /// Contemporary Funny Humor Monoprint Figurative Interior Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Devil's Play"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1999
Medium: Original Monoprint on unbranded cream japon paper
Limited edition: (1/1...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Paint, Monoprint, Oil
Nude in Martini /// Art Nouveau Contemporary Linocut Alcohol Woman Lady Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Nude in Martini"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 2000
Medium: Original Linocut on white Hosho handmade paper
Limited ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Linocut
Nude in Glass /// Art Deco Nude Figurative Linocut Contemporary Alcohol Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Nude in Glass"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 2002
Medium: Original Linocut on white Hosho handmade paper
Limited ed...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Linocut
Hanging on Martini /// Art Deco Nude Figurative Linocut Contemporary Alcohol
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Hanging on Martini"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 2002
Medium: Original Linocut on white ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Linocut
Sun Therapy /// Contemporary Pop Art Nudes Swimming Pool Figurative Screenprint
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Sun Therapy"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1982
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limited edition: 1/150
Printer: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA
Publisher: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA
Sheet size: 30.88" x 29.13"
Image size: 23.13" x 23.13"
Condition: Minor wear to lower right corner. In excellent condition
Notes:
Titled and dated by May in pencil lower right. The paper is white wove, however the entire recto sheet is screenprinted with color. The margins are screenprinted in red which connect throughout the central image.
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 Nude Prints
Materials
Screen
Reclining Nude (Black) /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Figurative Alcohol
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reclining Nude (Black)"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1995
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limited edition: 45/50
Printer: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA
Publisher: the artist May himself, Oakland, CA
Sheet size: 20.25" x 24"
Image size: 11.38" x 17.13"
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 drawing...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Screen
Woman with Fruit /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Nude Food Colorful Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Woman with Fruit"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1994
Medium: Original Screenprint o...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Screen
Reclining Nude (Blue) /// Contemporary Pop Street Art Figurative Screenprint
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reclining Nude (Blue)"
Portfolio: Reclining Nudes
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1983
Medium: Original Screenprint o...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Screen
Up the Stairs /// Linocut Contemporary Funny Humor Romance Screenprint Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Up the Stairs"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1998
Medium: Original Linocut on white Hosho handmade paper
Limited ed...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Linocut
Nude with Dogs /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Animal Pet Black and White
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Nude with Dogs"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 2005
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limit...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Screen
Reclining Nude (Maroon) /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Figurative Legs
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reclining Nude (Maroon)"
Portfolio: Reclining Nudes
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1983
Medium: Original Screenprint...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Screen
At the Beach /// Contemporary Funny Humor Nude Beach Ocean Monoprint Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "At the Beach"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1993
Medium: Original Monoprint on unbranded white cotto...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Paint, Monoprint, Oil
Nude and Cat /// Contemporary Street Screenprint Figurative Black and White Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Nude and Cat"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1987
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded w...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Screen
Reclining Nude (Blue) II /// Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Minimal Screenprint
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reclining Nude (Blue) II"
Portfolio: Reclining Nudes
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1983
Medium: Original Screenprin...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Nude Prints
Materials
Screen
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