Walter W. Nelson has been with the Afterimage Gallery for many years. He is a self-taught artist who, besides photography, also works in the mediums of painting and sculpture. He was born (1942) and raised in Texas and has maintained studios in Houston, Dallas, New York and, currently, Santa Fe. Mr. Nelson's work has been seen in many shows and is in a large number of collections. In addition to the United States, he has photographed in South America, Mexico, Canada and Australia. He generally uses an 8 x 10 view camera and is best known for his still life photographs created with a combination of painting, sculpture and flowers. He also photographs landscapes, nudes and architecture.
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![]() Allium/ Anthurium, 1983 |
![]() Sweet Pea/ Pincushion, 1983 |
![]() New Mexico, 1995 6 x 9 inches |
![]() New Mexico, 1983 7½ x 8½ inches |
![]() Red Hot Poker, 1983 6 x 5½ inches |
![]() Calla Lily, 1981 9½ x 7½ inches |