Dan May Paintings
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
'Figural', Post Impressionist, Portland Art Museum, Albright-Knox Gallery
By Dan May
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper left, 'May' for Dan May (American, 1952-2019) and dated June, 2017.
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2010s Contemporary Dan May Paintings
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'Temptation', Portland Art Museum, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Salem, Oregon
By Dan May
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Dan May (American, 1952-2019) circa 2010, and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity.
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Devil Painting his Models /// Contemporary Painting Figurative Nude Funny Art
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Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Devil Painting his Models"
*Signed and dated by May lower left
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Lady with Bird and Cat /// Contemporary Pop Art Painting Wine Glass Interior
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Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Lady with Bird and Cat"
*Signed by May lower right. It is also signed and dated on verso
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Devil Drive /// Contemporary Painting Canvas Funny Pop Street Art Car Driving
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Title: "Devil Drive"
*Signed and dated by May upper right
Year: 1998
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Lady with Bird and Cat II /// Contemporary Animal Figurative Modern Painting Art
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Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Lady with Bird and Cat II"
*Signed by May lower left. It is also signed and dated on verso
Year: 2020
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Cowboy /// Contemporary Pop Portrait Painting Funny Man Sheriff Dan May American
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Cowboy"
*Signed by May upper right
Circa: 2020
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Board
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F...
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Criminal #23 /// Contemporary Pop Art Painting Jail Prisoner Funny Bandit Figure
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Criminal #23"
*Signed by May lower left. It is also signed on verso
Year: 2018
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on C...
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2010s Contemporary Dan May Paintings
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