The woodblock artist Rod Nelson is fascinated by the movement of water, it’s constant undulation, the moment that water breaks to spray and the play of light on its surface. He works to capture its many moods in these innovative and dynamic prints.
Rod is a self taught artist based in Gloucestershire who specialises in making woodblock prints. He has a unique approach using tools and techniques that he has spent many years refining. His work, which is themed around observations of water, reflection and flow has been selected for several important national and international exhibitions, including the Royal Academy, The Royal Society of British Artists, the Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair, the International Print Centre of New York, the Royal West of England Academy and the Shanghai International Woodblock Print Exhibition.
His work, all printed by hand by the artist, is created in small, signed and limited editions on high quality archival grade papers using light-fast, vegetable oil-based inks.
Inspiration for Rod comes from nature, the landscape and the work of other printmakers from a variety of traditions in Europe and the Far East. He is co-author (with Merlyn Chesterman RE) of the successful book ‘Making Woodblock Prints’ and was a founder member of the print collective Pine Feroda.
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Rod NelsonFalling Waters, 2023Original Woodcut50 x 33 cm (unframed)
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Rod NelsonBlue YonderWoodblock Print on Somerset Satin Paper121 x 90 cm unframed
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Rod NelsonChasmWoodcut, hand printed Somerset Satin Paper20 x 85 cm
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Rod NelsonCurtain Falls IIIWoodcut, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper46 x 18 cm
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Rod NelsonDriven on by The WindWoodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin Paper84 x 60cm unframed
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Rod NelsonFar IsleWoodblock Print on Somerset Satin Paper121 x 90 cm unframed
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Rod NelsonFlow SurfaceWoodcut print, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper84 x 60cm unframed
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Rod NelsonHavnWoodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin Paper84 x 60cm unframed
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Rod NelsonHeadlandWoodcut, hand printed on 60gsm Okawara Paper39 x 88 cm unframed
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Rod NelsonHigh Falls 2Woodcut, hand printed Somerset Satin Paper42 x 143 cm
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Rod NelsonHigh Falls 3Woodcut print, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper31 x 100 cm
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Rod NelsonHorseshoe FallsInk, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper72 x 85 cm unframed
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Rod NelsonHorseshoe Falls IIInk, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper80 x 76cm
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Rod NelsonIrascible sea - after KunisadaInk, hand printed on 300 gsm Somerset satin paper90 x 39 cm unframed
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Rod NelsonNight FallsWoodcut, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper60 x 45 cm
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Rod NelsonRed SandInk, hand printed on Somerset Satin 300gsm aper127 x 55 cm framed
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Rod NelsonRibbon FallsWoodblock Print on Okawara 60gsm Acid Free Japanese Paper
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Rod NelsonShadow Falls IIWoodcut, hand printed Somerset Satin Paper86 x 122 cm
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Rod NelsonHigh Falls V, 2023Woodblock Print on Okawara 60gsm Acid Free Japanese Paper190 x 135 cm (unframed)Sold
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Rod NelsonHigh Falls V (V2), 2023Woodblock Print on Okawara 60gsm Acid Free Japanese Paper190 x 135 cm (unframed)
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Rod NelsonHeadland III, 2022Woodblock Print on Okawara 60gsm Acid Free Japanese Paper36 x 28 cm
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Rod NelsonStudy in SprayWoodblock Print on Okawara 60gsm Acid Free Japanese Paper47 x 25 cm unframed
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Rod NelsonTide RaceInk, hand printed on 300 gsm Somerset satin paper88 x 39 cm unframed
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Rod NelsonWater over rockInk, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper84 x 60cm unframed
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Rod NelsonWild HorsesInk, hand printed on 60gsm Okawara Paper80 x 76 cm unframed
96 x 92 cm framed (contact for details)