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KENNETH WEBB | Forest Transcept
Oil on Canvas
14" x 18" / 35.5 x 46 cms
An abstract forest scene with pink poppies in the foreground.
The poppy continues to delight Kenneth and is a recurrent theme in his recent paintings. Whether the poppies are in a wildflower meadow, nestled amongst rocks from Kenneth’s Ballina boy Garden or silhouetted against a vivid Irish sky, he is constantly drawn to the enduring challenge of capturing their simplicity of form in his bold, textured brushstrokes and palette knife swathes of colour.
In this painting Kenneth used poppies to frame the bottom of the forest scene. Kenneth's use of light in this painting has created the canopy of leaves, rather than painting them individually.
Kenneth Webb is one of Irelands 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 96 years, Kenneth is as prolific as ever and his work continues to explore creative boundaries.
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