Merlyn Chesterman RE is an accomplished print artist with a career spanning over four decades, gaining worldwide recognition for her breathtaking woodcut prints. Based on the North Devon coast. Her art delves into the natural world, focusing on the sea, waves, weather, and the windblown trees and grasses of her surroundings. Utilising the texture of her wooden blocks, she creates prints that reflect the organic patterns, rhythms, and gentle hues of nature.
Born in England and raised in Hong Kong, Merlyn returned to the UK to pursue her education, earning a BA in Fine Art from Bath Academy of Art, Corsham, and a Dip Ed from Bath University. She expanded her expertise in woodblock printmaking through studies in China, at Guanlan Print Base in Guangdong Province and the Purple Bamboo Studio in Hangzhou.
A member of the Council of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, Merlyn has co-authored two books with Rod Nelson ARE—Making Woodblock Prints and Twenty Concepts in Woodblock Printing, both published by Crowood Press and available at her exhibitions. Her work has been exhibited globally and is held in collections in Hong Kong, Bhutan, and prestigious institutions like the V&A Museum, the Ashmolean Museum, and the Edward James Foundation at West Dean College, Chichester, where she taught in the Short Course Programme for two decades.
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Merlyn ChestermanLife Rock , 2024Original woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 5058 x 58 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Life Rock , 2024550.00 -
Merlyn ChestermanSpring Tide, 2024Original woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 5058 x 58 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Spring Tide, 2024550.00
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Merlyn ChestermanWeather Pattern, 2024Original woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 5058 x 58 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Weather Pattern, 2024550.00
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Merlyn ChestermanRocks, 2023Original woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin Paper1/152 x 51 cm (unframed)
53 x 55 cm (framed)View more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Rocks, 2023590.00 -
Merlyn ChestermanWolf Moon, 2023Original woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin Paper5/2541 x 40 cm (unframed)
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Merlyn ChestermanLow Tide, 2022Original woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 2542 x 60 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Low Tide, 2022500.00
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Merlyn ChestermanShimmer, 2022Original woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 2541 x 65 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Shimmer, 2022350.00
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Merlyn ChestermanStarling Ball, 2022Original woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 2576 x 58 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Starling Ball, 2022700.00
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Merlyn ChestermanWolf Moon (Yellow) , 2022Original woodcut, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paperEdition of 1042 x 41 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Wolf Moon (Yellow) , 2022300.00
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Merlyn ChestermanCopse, 2021Original woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 2555 x 59 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Copse, 2021795.00
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Merlyn ChestermanPrevailing Wind V2, 2023Original woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 60220 x 49 cm (unframed)View more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Prevailing Wind V2, 20231,980.00
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Merlyn ChestermanLife Rock, 2020Original woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition 5053 x 49 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Life Rock, 2020850.00
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Merlyn ChestermanRough, 2020Original woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin Paper53 x 49 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Rough, 2020850.00
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Merlyn ChestermanSea Slight, 2020Original woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition 5053 x 49 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Sea Slight, 2020850.00
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Merlyn Chesterman, States At Sea, 2020500.00
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Merlyn ChestermanA Burgandy SeaOriginal woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 5035 x 26 cmSoldView more details
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Merlyn ChestermanAfter The RainOriginal woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 5035 x 26 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, After The Rain240.00
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Merlyn ChestermanBananaOriginal woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperArtist Proof38 x 53 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Banana290.00
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Merlyn ChestermanA Grey Green Sea , 2023Original woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 50129 x 48 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, A Grey Green Sea , 20231,125.00
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Merlyn ChestermanFar Out, 2023Original woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 50132 x 50 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Far Out, 20231,125.00
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Merlyn Chesterman5.37pmOriginal woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 60In collaboration with Sally Byron-Johnson80 x 60 cmSoldView more details
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Merlyn ChestermanEquinox SunsetOriginal woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 75100 x 52 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Equinox Sunset1,125.00
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Merlyn ChestermanGlitter PathOriginal woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 5035 x 26 cmSoldView more details
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Merlyn ChestermanQuite RoughOriginal woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 5035 x 26 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Quite Rough200.00
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Merlyn ChestermanStarlingsOriginal woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 50114 x 48 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Starlings900.00
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Merlyn ChestermanThe QuayOriginal woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 5035 x 26 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, The Quay200.00
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Merlyn ChestermanThe sea and the skyOriginal woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 5035 x 26 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, The sea and the sky200.00
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Merlyn ChestermanTideOriginal woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin PaperEdition of 5035 x 26 cmView more detailsMerlyn Chesterman, Tide200.00
