KENNETH WEBB | Drifting Poppies
Oil on Canvas
91.5 x 61 cms / 36 x 24 inches
Signed Webb (lower right)
Drifting Poppies by Kenneth Webb is a vibrant expression of his long-standing engagement with the poppy as symbol and subject. Layers of crimson, magenta and coral sweep across the canvas in a tide of colour, evoking both movement and stillness. The composition dissolves at the horizon into golden light, capturing a fleeting moment suspended in memory. Part of Webb’s celebrated Lyrical Series, this painting fuses abstraction and emotion with expressive intensity.
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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