In recent years Kenneth has revisited one of the most emotionally resonant subjects of his long career: the reflection of sky and trees in still water. Painted since his return to Devon, and part of his ongoing Lyrical Series, this radiant composition brings together elements from Kenneth’s earlier inspirations, his wild garden in Ballinaboy, the bog pools of Connemara, and the shadowy forests of his childhood in Gloucestershire, and distils them into a vision of profound harmony.

The surface of the painting pulses with colour. Bold strokes of yellow and gold sweep forward like a musical phrase, dissolving into a glassy pool that captures the cool blues of the sky and the deep, opaque greens of the distant woodland. The scene is rooted in observation, yet heightened throughmemory and imagination. Kenneth invites us to pause and dwell in this suspended moment - a summer’s breath slowed to the rhythm of an adagio.

The waterlily forms, a recurring motif since the early days of the Ballinaboy garden, are here lessbotanical and more gestural. Their presence, glowing at the edge of abstraction, guides the viewer’s eyeinto the reflective depths of the scene. Unlike earlier works where dense tree forms blocked the sky, herethe horizon opens up, hinting at stillness, freedom and inner space. Yet the energy remains in the texture,the dancing edges, the flickering interplay of shadow and sun.

For Kenneth, this series has become a deeply personal meditation. In Summer Adagio, there is a lightnessof spirit, a sense of peace earned through decades of close observation and emotional truth. It is alandscape of memory, but also of release. With each brushstroke, Kenneth translates feeling into colour,and nature into music, a quiet golden reverie painted with lyrical clarity.