Hand pulled woodcut print on Mingishi paper

Edition of 20

Paper: 960mm x 660mm

Image: 760mm x 565mm

Cascade invites the viewer to become immersed in the scene. Its expansive scale creates a striking balance between grandeur and intimacy, encouraging a closer, lingering look. Based on waterfalls in the Catlins region, the work rewards careful observation, with two small figures to discover that enhance the sense of scale.

Renée Marjolein has a Bachelor of Visual Arts, majoring in Printmaking. Her woodcut prints are inspired by the landscapes of Aotearoa, exploring a sense of place, stillness and the quiet familiarity of memory. Through bold graphic marks, simplified shapes and rhythmic patterns, she captures the textures, light and details of the natural world, reducing colour, texture and shade to create form and a pleasing rhythm within each composition.

Inspired by everything from roadside plantings to the varied textures of foliage, as well as places discovered on walks and holidays, Renée embraces the slow, meditative process of woodcut printmaking and the delight of seeing each print revealed. Each work is carved, inked and printed by hand, with subtle variations in the process making every woodcut print unique.