Tom Killion Woodcut Prints



Monterey Bay from the Santa Cruz Pogonip (diptych, 2002) This diptych is only available as a matched set of large-format giclée prints measuring 60x29 inches when matted in a single two-window matt. The set is $1250.00 unframed. See below for full details.

Tom learned to print and developed his woodcut style in Santa Cruz, where he has lived much of his adult life. The scenery and light of this coastal region has a great influence on his imagery, as can be seen in the following prints, many of which have appeared in his Coast of California series. All prints are limited editions, signed and numbered.

Key to Abbreviations is at the bottom of this page.

Key to Printing History Terms is at the bottom of this page.

Title: Wilder Coast, Santa Cruz
Image Size: 10x13 inches
Printing History: Edition of 165 plus 10 a.p.s completed April 2006. Multi-block reduction cut with 6 color layers.
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Price: $225.00

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Title: Natural Bridge, Santa Cruz
Image Size: 11x18.5 inches
Printing History: Edition of 175 completed September 2004. Multi-block reduction print.
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Price: $350.00

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Title: Tree-with-Windows, Santa Cruz Pogonip
Image Size: 13.5x16 inches
Printing History: Edition of 156 plus 13 a.p.s printed March 2002; multiblock reduction cut.

Available only as a matched Giclée set. Edition of 48 plus 3 a.p.s., matted image size 60x27.
Price: $1250.00 for matched set of giclée prints

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Title: Santa Cruz from the Pogonip
Image Size: 13.5x16 inches
Printing History: Edition of 156 plus a.p.s 1-17 and w.p.s 1-6. Early a.p.s have different key block part around flowers, later cut-away. Printed November 2001 through March 2002; multiblock reduction cut.

Available only as a matched Giclée set. Edition of 48 plus 3 a.p.s., matted image size 60x27.
Price: $1250.00 for matched set of giclée prints

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Title: Bonny Doon Beach, Santa Cruz
Image Size: 13x19.5 inches
Printing History: Edition of 130 printed 1989; multiblock reduction cut. o.p.
Price: n/a

Title: Davenport Town
Image Size: 12x18 inches
Printing History: State I of 20 a.p.s printed 1982 with yellow cliffs [depicted here]; State II numbered as 50 but only 10 printed 1984 with white cliffs. o.p.
Price: n/a

Title: Davenport Beach [or] San Vicente Creek
Image Size: 9x12 inches
Printing History: Edition of 85 plus 3 a.p.s begun 1981, but only printed through number 69 before block damaged. o.p.
Price: n/a

Title: Loma Prieta from Santa Cruz Pogonip
Image Size: 8x10 inches
Printing History: First edition of 85 plus several a.p.s begun 1983.
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Price: $75.00

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Title: Lime Kilns, Grey Whale Ranch
Image Size: 12x19.5 inches
Printing History: State I printed in edition of 5, 1983, along with Half-Title for "Walls" book, with this word carved into image (as it appears here); State II edition of 50 plus 3 a.p.s printed 1990, with lettering removed (filled and recarved); State III of 75 begun 1998, block recarved.
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Title: The Purse Seine
Image Size: 6x3 inches
Printing History: First edition of 10 printed 1984, along with unnumbered University of Alabama chapbook of Robinson Jeffers' poem; Edition II = 30; III = 60; IV = 50; V = 80
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Price: $55.00

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Title: Wilder Beach
Image Size: 4x6 inches
Printing History: Edition of 30 printed from 1979; Edition II of 50 begun from recarved block, 1997.
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Price: $40.00

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Title: Fava Beans, Sandhill Bluff,
Santa Cruz Coast
Image Size: 9x12 inches
Printing History: First edition of 50 printed 1978; Second edition of 30 printed late 1980s. o.p.
Price: n/a

Title: Panther Beach
Image Size: 7x10.5 inches
Printing History: First edition of 30 plus 2 a.p.s printed 1978; later editions -- some titled "Laguna Creek, Santa Cruz Co." -- printed in these numbers: II=30; III=40 plus a.p.s 3-11; IV=50; V=45 plus a.p.s 12-21. Block destroyed.
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Title: UCSC Beach, Santa Cruz
Image Size: 8x10 inches
Printing History: First edition of 50 plus 4 a.p.s printed 1978-79; Second edition (II) of 50 plus a.p.s #s 5-13 -- block recut to sharpen details -- printed from early 1990s.
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Title: Majors Canyon, Santa Cruz Co
Image Size: 8x5 inches
Printing History: First edition of 30 plus a.p.s 1-8 printed 1978-79 -- some early prints titled "Red, White and Blue Beach"; Second edition (II) of 40 plus a.p.s 9-14 printed during 1980s/90s. III of 35 completed 2004. Block destroyed.
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Price: $60.00

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Title: Dead Seal
Image Size: 5x7 inches
Printing History: Edition of 50 plus 5 a.p.s begun 1979.
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Title: 26th Avenue, Santa Cruz
Image Size: 9x12 inches
Printing History: Edition of 50 plus 5 a.p.s begun 1979.
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Title: Santa Cruz from the Pogonip (1978)
Image Size: 8x10 inches
Printing History: Edition of 50 plus 6 a.ps printed 1978-85, also 10 unnumbered posters handprinted 1978 with Gary Snyder poem "Front Lines", some signed by poet. Block destroyed. o.p.
Price: n/a

Title: Last Winter in Santa Cruz
Image Size: 9x12 inches
Printing History: Edition of 50 plus 9 a.p.s and 1 b.p. printed 1975-89; block damaged. 2 available, flawed.
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Price: $65.00

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Title: Woodpecker Tree, UCSC Farm
Image Size: 9x12 inches
Printing History: Nominal edition of 50 printed through #30 beginning 1975; used as copyright page in "28 Views of Mt. Tamalpais". Block damaged. o.p.
Price: n/a

Key to Abbreviations:
All prints are signed and numbered in pencil; dimensions are of the actual image itself, not including signature or paper margins, given in inches, height before width.
a.p. = artist's proofs (where color experiments are made before edition is pulled)
b.p. = book proofs (pages from handprinted books that were never bound in and are now sold separately as signed prints)
o.p. = out-of-print
w.p. = working proofs (have serious flaws or odd color variations)

Key to Printing History Terms:
1. "Giclées" are super-quality, large-format archival reproductions (see information in How to Purchase Prints). All others are handprinted by the artist from original blocks.
2. "Multi-block reduction prints" are limited to one edition as blocks are destroyed in the printing process (see Technique page).
3. Editions: Second editions (II) of other multi-color prints involve recutting of color blocks and consequent variations in the final image. Some of the pre-Year 2000 single color prints have been issued in multiple small editions with touch-up recutting ("cleaning-up") of blocks, but no significant changes in the printed image. With the exception of "Wave", "Seaweed" and "Mt. Tam from Wolfe Grade", no more than 350 prints (total of all editions and a.p.s) have been issued of any print. Since Year 2000, all new multi-color prints are limited to one edition and single color prints are limited to two (II) editions.
4. "Blocks destroyed or cancelled" means there will be no more editions of the image as the blocks have been cut-up.

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