Color Woodblock Print
Born in eastern Washington state Dave Morgan grew up and lived much of his life in the mountain area of northern New Mexico. He moved to the coast of Maine in 2013 and set up his print studio, the Merrymeeting Press, in downtown Bath in 2015. Also in that year he opened a gallery in Bath focusing on handmade prints: the Green Lion Gallery.
An artist member of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Dave is self-taught as an artist. He has participated in classes and workshops through the years, including at Colorado College, the University of New Mexico, Santa Fe Community College, and Massachusetts College of Art. Dave describes feeling fortunate to work with printmaking mentors: Jean Gumpper, Siri Beckman, Matt Brown, and Jim Lee.
Dave writes: “My creative journey has had curious transmutations. It began with photography in the 1970s, when it was still done with silver and light (but in the dark). It’s gone on to include sifting through earth and time as an archaeologist; many years of working with wood in all its forms, from house framing to hand-carved furniture; and then working with living trees and ecosystems as a practitioner of ecological restoration. Now it’s circled back to visual art, but still with a connection to wood.
> My first prints grew out of a fascination with medieval art and a desire to rediscover, celebrate, and share the exuberant wonder of sculpture created a thousand years ago through black and white woodblock imagery. I love the alchemy of printmaking and got into the business of color woodblock printing through participation in a workshop with Matt Brown in 2014. Printmaking transmutes visual ideas through the crucibles of drawing, carving, inking, and printing into finished images that hold surprises for their makers and audiences. My work is in the permanent collections of the Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND, the Kyoto International Woodprint Association in Japan, and the Maine-Aomori Print Exchange. It’s also in private collections across the USA and in the UK; I am currently living and working in Cusco, Peru.”
A La Espera (Waiting)
color woodblock print
8.5" x 12"
$350
Summer Weeds
color woodblock print
15" x 11"
$300
Basket Case
color woodblock print
6" x 4"
$150
Island Winter
color woodblock print
6" x 9"
$225
Two Geese
color woodblock print
6" x 7.5"
$150
Into the Wind
woodblock print
18" x 7.5"
$350
Full Moon
woodblock print
18" x 7.5"
$300
The Moon and Seven Stars
woodblock print
18" x 7.5"
$350
Helios
woodblock print
5.75" x 5.25"
$135
Morning at the Bakery
woodblock print
10" x 7.5"
$225
Minor Miracles
woodblock print
6.75" x 5.25"
$120
Moonlight
woodblock print
7.25" x 5.75"
$120
Hart and Horn
woodblock print
6.25" x 5"
$120
Old Cub
woodblock print
5.5" x 7.5"
$150
Eve
woodblock print
7" x 5.5"
$135
Promesse
woodblock print
10" x 8"
$150
Music of the Spheres
woodblock print
5" x 7"
$60
Canterbury Tunes
woodblock print
5" x 6.5"
$75
Wood Angel
woodblock print
11.75" x 9.5"
$225
Firelight
woodblock print
10.25" x 8"
$150
Night Sky
woodblock print
7" x 5.25"
$75
Lux in Tenebris
woodblock print
15.5" x 10.5"
$300
Luna
woodblock print
7.5" x 15.5"
$225
Sol
woodblock print
8" x 16"
$225