Overview

Woodcut makes images that simply cannot be made in any other way. It sits on the boundary between art and craft - and anyone making woodcuts will quickly experience the delights and terrors of both.

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, he has a unique approach using tools and techniques that he has spent many years refining.

 

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.

 

He 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.

Works
  • Rod Nelson Far Isle Woodblock Print on Somerset Satin Paper Edition of 50 121 x 90 cm unframed
    Rod Nelson
    Far Isle
    Woodblock Print on Somerset Satin Paper
    Edition of 50
    121 x 90 cm unframed
    Rod Nelson, Far Isle
    £ 1950.00
  • Rod Nelson Havn Woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin Paper Edition of 50 84 x 60cm unframed 110 x 85 cm framed (contact for details)
    Rod Nelson
    Havn
    Woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin Paper
    Edition of 50
    84 x 60cm unframed
    110 x 85 cm framed (contact for details)
    Rod Nelson, Havn
    £ 1200.00
  • Rod Nelson Blue Yonder Woodblock Print on Somerset Satin Paper Edition of 50 121 x 90 cm unframed
    Rod Nelson
    Blue Yonder
    Woodblock Print on Somerset Satin Paper
    Edition of 50
    121 x 90 cm unframed
    Rod Nelson, Blue Yonder
    £ 1950.00
  • Rod Nelson Driven on by The Wind Woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin Paper Edition of 50 84 x 60cm unframed
    Rod Nelson
    Driven on by The Wind
    Woodcut print, hand printed on Somerset Satin Paper
    Edition of 50
    84 x 60cm unframed
    Rod Nelson, Driven on by The Wind
    £ 1200.00
  • Rod Nelson Curtain Falls III Woodcut, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper Edition of 50 46 x 18 cm
    Rod Nelson
    Curtain Falls III
    Woodcut, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper
    Edition of 50
    46 x 18 cm
    Rod Nelson, Curtain Falls III
    £ 150.00
  • Rod Nelson Flow Surface Woodcut print, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper Edition of 50 84 x 60cm unframed
    Rod Nelson
    Flow Surface
    Woodcut print, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper
    Edition of 50
    84 x 60cm unframed
    Rod Nelson, Flow Surface
    £ 1200.00
  • Rod Nelson Ribbon Falls Woodblock Print on Okawara 60gsm Acid Free Japanese Paper Edition of 50 70 x 45 cm unframed 86 x 61 cm framed (contact for details)
    Rod Nelson
    Ribbon Falls
    Woodblock Print on Okawara 60gsm Acid Free Japanese Paper
    Edition of 50
    70 x 45 cm unframed
    86 x 61 cm framed (contact for details)
    Rod Nelson, Ribbon Falls
    £ 1200.00
  • Rod Nelson, Chasm
    Rod Nelson, Chasm
  • Rod Nelson High Falls 2 Woodcut, hand printed Somerset Satin Paper Edition of 50 42 x 143 cm
    Rod Nelson
    High Falls 2
    Woodcut, hand printed Somerset Satin Paper
    Edition of 50
    42 x 143 cm
    Rod Nelson, High Falls 2
    £ 1500.00
  • Rod Nelson High Falls 3 Woodcut print, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper Edition of 50 31 x 100 cm
    Rod Nelson
    High Falls 3
    Woodcut print, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper
    Edition of 50
    31 x 100 cm
    Rod Nelson, High Falls 3
    £ 1200.00
  • Rod Nelson Horseshoe Falls Ink, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper Edition of 50 72 x 85 cm unframed 88 x 101 cm framed (contact for details)
    Rod Nelson
    Horseshoe Falls
    Ink, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper
    Edition of 50
    72 x 85 cm unframed
    88 x 101 cm framed (contact for details)
    Rod Nelson, Horseshoe Falls
    £ 495.00
  • Rod Nelson Irascible sea - after Kunisada Ink, hand printed on 300 gsm Somerset satin paper Edition of 50 90 x 39 cm unframed 106 x 108 cm framed (contact for details)
    Rod Nelson
    Irascible sea - after Kunisada
    Ink, hand printed on 300 gsm Somerset satin paper
    Edition of 50
    90 x 39 cm unframed
    106 x 108 cm framed (contact for details)
    Rod Nelson, Irascible sea - after Kunisada
    £ 1200.00
  • Rod Nelson Night Falls Woodcut, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper Edition of 50 60 x 45 cm
    Rod Nelson
    Night Falls
    Woodcut, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper
    Edition of 50
    60 x 45 cm
    Rod Nelson, Night Falls
    £ 495.00
  • Rod Nelson Horseshoe Falls II Ink, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper Edition of 50 80 x 76cm
    Rod Nelson
    Horseshoe Falls II
    Ink, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper
    Edition of 50
    80 x 76cm
    Rod Nelson, Horseshoe Falls II
    £ 1100.00
  • Rod Nelson Shadow Falls II Woodcut, hand printed Somerset Satin Paper Edition of 20 86 x 122 cm
    Rod Nelson
    Shadow Falls II
    Woodcut, hand printed Somerset Satin Paper
    Edition of 20
    86 x 122 cm
    Rod Nelson, Shadow Falls II
    £ 1950.00
  • Rod Nelson Study in Spray Woodblock Print on Okawara 60gsm Acid Free Japanese Paper Edition of 50 47 x 25 cm unframed
    Rod Nelson
    Study in Spray
    Woodblock Print on Okawara 60gsm Acid Free Japanese Paper
    Edition of 50
    47 x 25 cm unframed
    Rod Nelson, Study in Spray
    £ 275.00
  • Rod Nelson Headland Woodcut, hand printed on 60gsm Okawara Paper Edition of 50 39 x 88 cm unframed
    Rod Nelson
    Headland
    Woodcut, hand printed on 60gsm Okawara Paper
    Edition of 50
    39 x 88 cm unframed
    Rod Nelson, Headland
    £ 1100.00
  • Rod Nelson Red Sand Ink, hand printed on Somerset Satin 300gsm aper Edition of 50 127 x 55 cm framed Unframed available - please contact us
    Rod Nelson
    Red Sand
    Ink, hand printed on Somerset Satin 300gsm aper
    Edition of 50
    127 x 55 cm framed
    Unframed available - please contact us
    Rod Nelson, Red Sand
    £ 1250.00
  • Rod Nelson Water over rock Ink, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper Edition of 50 84 x 60cm unframed 100 x 76 cm framed (contact for details)
    Rod Nelson
    Water over rock
    Ink, hand printed on 60 gsm Okawara paper
    Edition of 50
    84 x 60cm unframed
    100 x 76 cm framed (contact for details)
    Rod Nelson, Water over rock
    £ 1100.00
  • Rod Nelson Tide Race Ink, hand printed on 300 gsm Somerset satin paper Edition of 50 88 x 39 cm unframed 104 x 55 cm framed (contact for details)
    Rod Nelson
    Tide Race
    Ink, hand printed on 300 gsm Somerset satin paper
    Edition of 50
    88 x 39 cm unframed
    104 x 55 cm framed (contact for details)
    Rod Nelson, Tide Race
    £ 1100.00
  • Rod Nelson Wild Horses Ink, hand printed on 60gsm Okawara Paper Edition of 50 80 x 76 cm unframed 96 x 92 cm framed (contact for details)
    Rod Nelson
    Wild Horses
    Ink, hand printed on 60gsm Okawara Paper
    Edition of 50
    80 x 76 cm unframed
    96 x 92 cm framed (contact for details)
    Rod Nelson, Wild Horses
    £ 1100.00