Rodney can be described as a traditional landscape painter and in his work the influences of the Heidelberg School, Lloyd Rees, J. Turner and Arthur Boyd can be seen. With his great attention to the effects of light on the landscape he manages to capture the essence of Australia.

Rodney has received over 40 major awards including the Victorian Artists Society Artist of the Year Award.

He is represented in permanent collections of the Bright Art Gallery, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Korumburra Art Gallery, Ringwood Council Collection and the Victorian Artists Society. Rodney's oil, acrylic and watercolour paintings are enjoyed in many private collections around the globe and can be publicly viewed at Freycinet Lodge, Tasmania and Parliament House, Canberra. The Trustees of the Exhibition Building Melbourne, Australia National Line and Art Bank have also purchased his paintings.

Rodney lives on the Mornington Peninsula.