"Seattle" - Reduction Woodcut Print on Paper by Gordon Mortensen decor For many years Neil has

For many years Neil has been working exclusively in oils in the realist tradition

his interest

By Wesley Shaw (1932 - 2017)

18 x 12" Unframed Woodcut on Paper

is the underlying reason to create

"Seattle" - Reduction Woodcut Print on Paper by Gordon Mortensen decor For many years Neil has31 x 42" 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