Carmel River State Beach - Reduction Woodcut Print by Gordon Mortensen Tranquil with a process that involves

with a process that involves both sulphur and organic tomatoes

15" x 23" Framed

Watercolor on Paper

41" X 42" Framed

Carmel River State Beach - Reduction Woodcut Print by Gordon Mortensen Tranquil with a process that involves26 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