"North Massachusetts Coast" by Gordon Mortensen - Limited Edition Landscape Reduction Woodblock Print cf-vendor-mortenseng He works to convey light

He works to convey light glancing on a surface to communicate the spirit of place of each singular American setting

He studied with Henry Hensche

McAuliffe returned to Cape Cod after college where he made a living creating renderings in pen and ink and watercolor of homes

Unframed Woodcut on Paper 24" X 32"

"North Massachusetts Coast" by Gordon Mortensen - Limited Edition Landscape Reduction Woodblock Print cf-vendor-mortenseng He works to convey light22" x 36" 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