Merlyn Chesterman, 2025 
38 x 38 cm
Woodcut print on Somerset satin

Merlyn Chesterman is a British printmaker who specialises in woodcuts. She grew up in Asia, studied Fine Art at Bath Academy of Art and woodblock printmaking in China, and has lived and worked in North Devon for many years. She became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers in 2014, and is currently on the Council. She exhibits internationally.

“I was thrilled to be invited to be part of the Finding Turner exhibition. I was shown around the island, and visited Herm and Sark as well, and carried with me Turner’s love of the sea, and of atmosphere, and the exquisite drawings he made of Guernsey. My images were a direct response to what I saw, and were influenced by the knowledge that Turner had stood there before me and I was seeing much of what he had seen. For the first time, I cut drawings done in situ: reversing the images by sticking the drawings down in reverse on the block. It was a successful way of working, I think, and a result of looking at Turner’s drawings.”