Paper and Plank
Dan Miller & Gene Shaw
January 5 - February 13, 2022
Paper and Plank Virtual Tour & Talk
Cerulean Arts is pleased to present Paper and Plank featuring woodcuts and sculptures by Dan Miller and Gene Shaw. Miller and Shaw first met as teacher and student respectively at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and have remained friends to this day. With a lifelong affinity for wood – Miller grew up next to a lumberyard, and Shaw had a custom cabinetry and home-restoration business – each artist makes woodcut prints inspired by the woods, wildlife and structures of the Maine and Pennsylvania landscapes. Miller draws and carves directly on the woodblock, while Shaw is more measured, methodically transferring his drawing to the block. Balancing the process-oriented medium of printmaking, each artist also creates abstract sculpture with an emphasis on design, shape and color. While Miller works solely in wood and Shaw incorporates a variety of materials, both create skillfully constructed assemblages.
Dan Miller, Western Island above Dunes, color woodcut print, 11" x 24"
Dan Miller, Corner of the Night, color woodcut print, 30.5" x 15.5"
Dan Miller, Wasp, color woodcut print, 30.5" x 15.5" SOLD
Dan Miller, Forest Sounds, color woodcut print, 9.25" x 17"
Dan Miller, Sally Island Through Trees, color woodcut print, 9.25" x 25"
Gene Shaw, Chaos Chaos, woodcut print, 39.5" x 29.5" SOLD
Gene Shaw, Great Cranberry Isle Tree Portrait #4, woodcut print, 24.5" x 28.5"
Gene Shaw, Horizontal Tree, woodcut print, 17" x 39"
Gene Shaw, Old Pine, Monhegan, woodcut print, 22" x 35"
Gene Shaw, Root Fragment, woodcut print, 23" x 31.5" SOLD
Gene Shaw, Blue Zig Zag, hand-colored woodcut print, 15" x 15.5"
Gene Shaw, Lime Zig Zag, hand-colored woodcut print, 15" x 15.5"
Dan Miller, Archeology #5, wood, 9.5" x 8.5" x 1.75" SOLD
Dan Miller, Archeology #6, wood, 25" x 12" x 1.75"
Dan Miller, Chariot, wood, 13" x 27" x 2.25"
Dan Miller, Shooting the Nile, wood, 16.5" x 23" x 3"
Dan Miller, Reach, wood, 29" x 8.75" x 2" SOLD
Gene Shaw, RE-4764, mixed media, 10.5" x 10.5" SOLD
Gene Shaw, RE-5668, mixed media, 9" x 9"
Gene Shaw, RE-5827, mixed media, 13" x 13"
Gene Shaw, RE-5626, mixed media, 8" x 9.5"
Gene Shaw, Sawtooth, mixed media, 20" x 16.5"
Gene Shaw, Yellow Accent, mixed media, 8" x 10"