24" x 36" / 61 x 91 cms
 
Oil on Canvas
 
The only painting in the Lyrical Series that is truly a close-up of the foreground, a visual explosion of colour. The painting is devoid of sky, trees or any sense of distance or even landscape at all. Indeed, even the water setting is minimal, the interest being entirely the dense rosettes of lily pads, punctuated by an occasional flower. The musical theme here evokes the 'carole', a circle dance from Medieval times, where participants held hands and turned first one way, then another, moving inward and outward. These rounds of lilies were enhanced by circular eddies in the water, and reminded Webb of the circular eddies in his own life, and how he returns to the themes that touch his heart most - turning first one way, then another. 
 
Kenneth’s Lyrical Series recalls one of the most profound influences on his work since the 1980s; the Derrygimla Bog in Connemara. Located on the west coast of Ireland, surrounding Kenneth’s old studio, the reflection of constantly changing skies in pools of murky water has remained a continuous source of inspiration to the artist. The combination of forest with reflections, imbued with vivid colour and texture, reveals an evolution of style and sentiment.