GORDON MORTENSEN

Gordon Mortensen, originally from North Dakota, now lives in California. He is one of the best known reduction woodcut print artists working 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 and wood grain textures.

Autumn Marsh. 
2006.  Reduction woodcut.  35/70. 
29 x 40 inches. 
$750.

Fog, Carmel Point.
2003. Reduction woodcut.
Edition 28/65.
32 x 26 inches.
$650.00

Double Iris.
2002. Reduction woodcut.
Edition 53/100.
26 x 19 inches.
$600.00

Carmel Seashore
Reduction woodcut.
2002. 65/120.
10 x 8 inches.
$275.00 unframed

Fall
Reduction woodcut.
2002. Edition 100.
22 x 30 inches.
$600.00 unframed

December, Frick Park
Reduction woodcut.
2000. 40/110.
12 x 18 1/2 inches.
$250.00 unframed

April, Carmel Meadows
Reduction woodcut. 2001.
70/120.
10 x 8 inches.
$300

October, Paramecium Pond.
1999. Reduction woodcut.
Edition 99/100.
17 1/4 x 24 inches.
$900.00

Arizona Gold. 
1998.  Reduction woodcut.  56/100. 
17 1/4 x 24 inches. 
$275.

Carmel Point
Reduction woodcut. 1996.
32/100.
20 x 15 inches.
$900

Late Autumn
Reduction woodcut. 1998.
22/55.
29 x 40 inches.
$1800

Canyon, Alden Vineyard
Reduction woodcut. 1999.
24 1/8 x 38 inches.
$550

April, High Desert.
1998. Reduction woodcut.
Edition 83/120.
10 x 8 inches.
$250.00

Carmel Poppies
Reduction woodcut.
1996. Edition 100.
10 x 8 inches.
$400.00

Alden Vineyard.
1996. Reduction woodcut.
Edition 35/50.
32 x 26 inches.
$675.00

Spring at Carmel Meadows
Reduction woodcut. 1995. 28/60.
24 x 38 inches.
$550

Minnesota Sumac
Reduction woodcut. 1997. 56/120.
10 x 8 inches.
$275

Daisies
Reduction woodcut. 1993. 46/50.
29 x 37 3/4 inches.
$1300

Dusk, River Beach
Reduction woodcut. 1992. 83/100.
12 x 18 1/4 inches.
$500

Tonto Creek II
Reduction woodcut.
1991. Edition 100.
26 x 32 inches.
$550.00 unframed

North Dakota Gold.
1992. Reduction woodcut.
Edition 83/90.
17 1/4 x 24 inches.
$325.00

Willow.
1992. Reduction woodcut.
Edition 52/100.
27 x 19 inches.
$275.00

Wild Grape.
1992. Reduction woodcut.
AP 6/10.
30 x 22 inches.
$900.00

Fire Lilies
Reduction woodcut. 1988.
113/130.
30 x 22 inches.
$550

Evening.
1990. Reduction woodcut.
Edition 6/180.
8 x 10 inches.
$200.00

Evening Dunes
Reduction woodcut. 1988. 22/180.
8 x 10 inches.
$375

High Desert
Reduction woodcut. 1989. 2/150.
12 x 18 1/2 inches.
$900

Headland Cove
Reduction woodcut. 1986. 135/150.
12 x 18 1/2 inches.
$250

Autumn
Reduction woodcut. 1989. 99/180.
8 x 10 inches.
$150

Whispering Ridge
Reduction woodcut.
1988. AP14/14.
17 1/4 x 24 inches.
$600.00 unframed

Winter Morning.
1986. Reduction woodcut.
Edition AP 4/16.
8 x 10 inches.
$325.00

Early June.
1985. Reduction woodcut.
Edition 46/150.
15 x 20 inches.
$350.00

North Massachusetts Coast.
1986. Reduction woodcut.
Edition 129/130.
20 x 34 inches.
$500.00

August In Big Sur. 
1982.  Reduction woodcut.  113/130. 
24 x 31 3/4 inches. 
$500