Dan May was born in San Francisco, California, on March 11, 1955. Raised in aesthetic surroundings heavily influenced by his architect father, Dan grew up learning to view all things with an eye for design, color and shape. He began his first attempts at painting at age 15, and later began to experiment with printmaking, teaching himself various techniques such as linocut and woodblock printing, etching, silkscreen printing and monoprinting. The themes of Dan's work borrow from his fantasies, memories and the people and places he has seen in life's checkout lines and waiting rooms. "My work allows me to be a voyeur, to see through the walls into life's secrets, and unveil the hidden stories of everyday life," he says. Color and design are essential elements in Dan's work. Exploring and playing with color is a huge source of enjoyment and passion for Dan. "Working with color combinations, playing color against color to create an electric contrast, never ceases to excite me," he says. Dan finds working color within design elements and balancing compositions is challenging, frustrating and supremely rewarding.