Canyon, Alden Vineyard - Limited Woodblock Print by Gordon Mortensen Kentucky derby 32" x 50" Framed

32" x 50" Framed

In the early 80's

" he was a member of no "school" and basically was self-taught

26" x 34" Unframed

the artist traveled extensively throughout Italy and also to other various regions of Europe over attending art school

Canyon, Alden Vineyard - Limited Woodblock Print by Gordon Mortensen Kentucky derby 32" x 50" Framed26 x 40" Unframed Woodcut on Paper Gordon Mortensen (b. 1938, American) is one of the best known reduction woodcut print artists working in the U. S today. He works from watercolor studies to understand the color dynamics needed for the woodcut. The artist uses up to sixty four colors and takes as long as three months to create the woodblock image. Although the final outcome has a painterly feel, it is unmistakably a woodcut with rich layered colors