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KENNETH WEBB | Danse
40" x 30" / 101 x 76 cms
Oil and Acryllic
Having spent many years living alongside ancient peat bogs, Kenneth has collected several pieces of 'bog oak' - semi-fossilised oak branches that have lain preserved in low-oxygen, acidic conditions for thousands of years. Many of these are beautifully sculptural, full of vigour and movement and, seemingly, the strength of a living oak. Their dynamic nature has sat in a corner of Kenneth’s heart for decades and blossoms from time to time in another of his occasional bog oak series. This latest, Danse, is a trio of bog oaks that relate to each other in graceful, fluid formation as though captured performing a long-forgotten dance from their own time.
Kenneth Webb is one of Ireland’s leading painters. Brought up in post-war Britain, from a young age Kenneth was inspired by the Gloucestershire countryside where he grew up. In 1974 Kenneth purchased the Ballinaboy Studio in Connemara on the west coast of Ireland, and this wonderful place has offered a multitude of inspiration to Kenneth for over forty years. Kenneth’s magnificent ethereal landscapes of Connemara, his colourful and textured paintings of poppies and his shimmering visions of his favoured waterlily pool are instantly recognisable for their vibrancy and gestural brushstrokes. So unique and striking are his paintings that over the past decade with our gallery, his work has amassed an international following culminating with the seminal exhibition Kenneth Webb at 90. Despite his 91 years, Kenneth is as prolific as ever and his work continues to explore creative boundaries.
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