Tom Killion

Image Size: 13.5 × 11.25 inches

First Printed: 2025

Printing History: Tom sketched this view of the Dawn Redwoods grove at UC Berkeley Botanical Garden to prepare an image for a Garden fundraiser. These Metasequoia trees were grown from seeds collected in China in the 1940s. The print is a multi-block woodcut in an edition of 188 printed on handmade Japanese Echizen kozo natural-colored paper, completed in October 2025. The first half of edition was sold by the Botanical Garden for its fundraiser. Numbers 99-188 have 2 more layers of reduction-cut printing on trunks and background foilage. The remainder of the edition is for sale directly from this web page.

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Image Size: 7 × 5.5 inches

Printed 2025

Printing History: Madrone trees with Fall berries overlook The Nunnery vineyard in Mayacamas Mts. on Sonoma-Napa border. This 4-color print was originally designed for a wine label for Far Mountain vinters’ Cabernet derived from this vineyard. A nominal edition of 200 prints was printed on Echizen Kozo handmade Japanese paper. Numbers 1-20 went to Far Mountain, numbers 21-175 are available for sale here.

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Image Size: 18.5 × 12 inches

First Printed: 2025

Printing History: Lagunitas Creek flows from the heights of Mt. Tamalpais northwards into Tomales Bay, the first large coastal stream north of the Golden Gate and site of California’s first papermill from 1856-1893. Lined with Coast Redwoods and Big Leaf Maples, autumn brings displays of golden foliage and Coho Salmon returning to spawn with the first rains. Begun in August 2024, this woodcut print required 11 color layers, including multiple reduction cuts and pressure printing from stencils glued to the tympan. Completed in May 2025 in edition of 180 plus several artist proofs. Printed on natural-colored handmade Japanese Echizen Kozo paper, all edition prints have similar color and line quality. Out-of-Print.

Image Size: 10 x 12.75 inches

First Printed: 2024

Printing History: This view of Crissy Field from the old SF Presidio was sketched in the spring of 2022. Key block carved in 2023, color blocks in 2024. Edition of 175 plus 8 artist proofs. Printed on Japanese Torinoko paper numbers 1-20 and 57-175; numbers 21-56 printed on handmade white Echizen kozo paper, with #s 32-33 on natural color paper. Multi-block reduction cut with 6 color layers. Available.

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Image Size: 7 x 3.5 inches

Printed: 2024

Printing History: Chimney Rock is at the southern tip of the Pt. Reyes peninsula. First edition of 98 plus 12 artist's proofs printed 2011 (sold out). Multi-block reduction cut with 4 color layers. New color woodblocks (3) were carved for edition II of 195 (2024). Numbers 20-29 printed on handmade Japanese Echizen Kozo paper; all other numbers on Killion’s usual Torinoko.

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Image Size: 7x2.5 inches

Printed: 2024

Printing History: Three first edition states with different colorings were printed in early 2007 along with special California Native Plant Society (CNPS) edition of 40 titled "Douglas Iris". First edition State I: 100 plus 15 artist's proofs; State II (slightly darker purple) 30 plus 9 artist's proofs; State III w/ green iris leaves and reddish purple flowers, 20 plus 2 artist's proofs (sold out); Edition III of 165 plus 5 a.p.s has bluer flowers, printed 2024 is Available.

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Image Size:4x7 inches

Printed: 2024

Printing History: First edition of 82 printed 1999; edition II (2007) of 85 plus 2 artist's proofs; ed. III (2024-pictured) of 214 plus 6 a.p.s.

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Image Size: 12 x 9 inches

First Printed: 2021

Printing History: The misty forest of foxtail pines on a mountainside near the top of Lost Canyon in the High Sierra is many hundreds of years old, some of the dead trees have probably been standing for well over a century. This five block multi-color edition of 180 was completed in February 2021, from a sketch Killion made in 2013. (A small Black&White edition of just the key block image is also available on Single-Color Prints page).

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Image Size: 13 x 11 inches

First Printed: 2022

Printing History: This view from the Mt. Elektra/Mt. Ansel Adams ridge on the SW border of Yosemite NP, looking East at sunset, with alpenglow on the Minarets and a lightning storm behind, was sketched by Killion in September 2015. He carved the blocks in early 2022 and completed the printing in mid-April. Four color blocks with an extra sky layer and the key block make this a 6-color print. Special pressure printing make-ready on the cylinder tympan produced the glow around the chain lightning. Available as original multi-block print in edition of 175 plus several artist proofs.

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Image Size: 13 x 9

First Printed: 2019

Printing History: From a sketch done in March 2018, while ‘Artist in Residence’ at Zion N.P. The view is from the mountainside above Angel Landing rock, with the White Throne cliffs in background. Multiblock reduction cut, 10 color layers (9 on last 50 of edition). Edition of 175 plus 13 artist’s proofs and 2 working proofs. Edition prints still available.

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Image Size: 12 x 11

First Printed: 2017

Printing History: Multi-block print with four color layers completed in edition of 150 plus several proofs in Feb. 2017. This print was made to celebrate the naming of Mt. Thoreau in the Fall of 2015 by a group of writers and artists. Mt. Thoreau sits opposite Mt. Emmerson flanking the eastern side of Piute Pass above Bishop. Less than 50 remain in edition. Prints beyond #127 have roller marks in sky (these have a lower price of 250.00).

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Image Size: 11x8.5

First Printed: 2016

Printing History: View from the Golden Staicase to the Black Divide on the John Muir Trail, 4 color layers, blocks carved and printed in an edition of 175 plus 6 artist's proofs in 2016.

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Image Size: 10x12.5 inches

First Printed: 2015

Printing History: Second Edition of this image, now a 4-color print with new tint blocks, recut key block and new coloring; edition of 145 plus several artist's proofs completed June 2015.

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Image Size: 13x10 inches

First Printed: 2014

Printing History: The view from Little Claire Lake east of Mineral King in Sequoia, N.P., looking across Big Arroyo, Chagoopa Plateau and the rim of Kern Canyon to Mt. Whitney. Multi-block reduction cut with 12 color layers, printed in an edition of 175 plus several artist's proofs spring 2014. Edition prints have one more layer of color on foreground rocks. Only the very last edition prints, which are ‘proofs’, are still available. The nicest is on cream-colored ‘natural’ Torinoko paper.

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Image Size: 14.5x12 inches

First Printed: 2011

Printing History: Edition of 170 printed from 2 blocks in early 2011. Based on a sketch from a 12-day backpack trip in the Alaskan Arctic in the summer of 2010. Twenty prints remain.

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Image Size: 13.5x10.5 inches

First Printed: 2009

Printed broadside on heavy paper with reproduction print of Killion’s “Mt. Tamalpais from above Green Gulch” and Gary Snyder excerpt from the book “Tamalpais Walking.” Limited edition of 200 printed to commemorate book release event in Point Reyes Station. Signed by Snyder and Killion. Only 30 of these remain available. (Note: This is not an original multi-color print, it is a limited edition printed broadside produced by Point Reyes Books). Sold out.

Image Size: 9x7 inches

First Printed: 2007

Printing History: Multi-block reduction cut with 6 color layers, single edition of 150 printed January 2007; 3 original blocks carved 2004 and hand-printed with water-based inks as open studios keepsakes. Blocks destroyed in process.

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