Dan May Prints and Multiples
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
Book on Chair /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Interior Flowers Colorful
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Book on Chair"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1989
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
Limite...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
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...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
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Screen
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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
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 ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Church, Southwest /// Contemporary Screenprint Mexico Mexican Desert Landscape
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Church, Southwest"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 2006
Medium: Original Monoprint on unbranded cream cotton rag laid paper
Limite...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Monoprint, Acrylic, Paint
Asleep on the Devil's Shoulder /// Contemporary Screenprint 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 Screenprint on unbranded white ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Up the Stairs (Blue) /// Contemporary Funny Romantic Screenprint 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 Screenprint on unbranded white cotton rag...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Devil Chicken Dinner /// Contemporary Funny Screenprint 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 Screenprint on unbrande...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Laid Paper, Screen
Portrait of Elegant Lady II /// Monoprint Dress Fashion Party Gown Contemporary
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Portrait of Elegant Lady II"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1991
Medium: Original unique Monoprint on unbr...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
Devil Waiter with Martini /// Contemporary Funny Screenprint Bar Alcohol Black
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Devil Waiter with Martini"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Circa: 1995
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Laid Paper, Screen
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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
Devil's Club /// Contemporary Screenprint Nude Figurative Interior
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 Screenprint on unbranded white cotton rag laid paper
Limited e...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Laid Paper, Screen
Home Early /// Contemporary Screenprint 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 Screenprint on unbranded white cotton rag laid paper
Limited edi...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Energizer Bunny's Birthday /// Contemporary Funny Humor Figurative Screenprint
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
Devil's Play /// Contemporary Funny Humor Screenprint 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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
Portrait of Elegant Lady /// Contemporary Figurative Woman Dress Party Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Portrait of Elegant Lady"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1991
Medium: Original Monoprint on unbranded...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
Reading in Space /// Contemporary Black and White Screenprint Rockets Planets
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Reading in Space"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1988
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbrand...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
The Scream /// Contemporary Screenprint Portrait Face Figurative Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "The Scream"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1992
Medium: Original Monoprint on unbranded white cotton ra...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
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...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Sex Appeal /// Contemporary Funny Humor Beach Nude Ocean Screenprint 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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Noble Lady /// Contemporary Screenprint Blue Green Gown Cap Woman Girl Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Noble Lady"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1992
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
At the Beach /// Contemporary Funny Humor Nude Beach Ocean Screenprint 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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
Bowling Angel /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Sport Funny Humor Figurative
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Bowling Angel"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 2003
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Up the Stairs /// 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 Screenprint on unbranded white cotton rag laid p...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Nude in Martini /// Art Nouveau Contemporary Screenprint 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 Screenprint on unbranded white cotton rag laid...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Girl In City /// Contemporary Screenprint Portrait Woman Lady Figurative Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Girl In City"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 2006
Medium: Original Monoprint on unbranded white cotton rag...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
Dancing (Orange and Blue) /// Contemporary Screenprint 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 Monoprint on unbra...
Category
1970s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
Nude /// Contemporary Figurative Woman Lady Screenprint Monoprint Modern Art
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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
Self Portrait /// Contemporary Screenprint Face Portrait Figurative Glasses
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Self Portrait"
*Signed by May in pencil lower left
Year: 2005
Medium: Original Monoprint on unbranded white cotton rag laid paper
Limited ed...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paint, Acrylic, Monoprint
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...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Living Room /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Interior Colorful Chair Sofa
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Living Room"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1981
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper
...
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1980s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
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Roller Coaster /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint 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 Screenprint on un...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Cleaning Crew /// Contemporary Screenprint 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 Screenprint on unbranded white cotton rag laid p...
Category
1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Hanging on Martini /// Art Deco Nude Figurative Screenprint 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 Screenprint on un...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Nude in Glass /// Art Deco Nude Figurative Screenprint 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 Screenprint on unbranded white cotton rag laid p...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Straddling Martini /// Art Deco Contemporary Screenprint Nude Figurative Alcohol
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Straddling Martini"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 2002
Medium: Original Screenprint unbranded cream cotton rag laid...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen, Laid Paper
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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
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 Prints and Multiples
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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...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
I Need Him but I Should Leave Him /// Contemporary Screenprint 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 Screenprint on Rives BFK pa...
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1980s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
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Screen
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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
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...
Category
1980s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
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 Prints and Multiples
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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...
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1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
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...
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1980s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
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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...
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1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
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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...
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1980s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
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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 Prints and Multiples
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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
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Early 2000s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
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Devil /// Contemporary Pop Art Minimalism Screenprint Black and White Art
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-)
Title: "Devil"
*Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left
Year: 1999
Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white cotton rag laid paper
Lim...
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1990s Contemporary Dan May Prints and Multiples
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