Biography
“The landscape is never static. It is a continuum of moving and merging images, changing texture, secrets concealed in shadow and subtle detail. Whether a powerful seascape, a flat desert in blazing heat, a precipitate cliff or a black reedy backwater. All have a potential vibrancy, a hidden well of energy that can be revealed with a light flick or textured fold of paint.”
Accuracy of the image becomes less important if the “feel of the subject” can be emulated. This can be achieved through well planned composition and a free application of the medium. Meticulous deliberation with the brush will sometimes break the visual flow and stifle the image development.
My approach is to combine the strength available in the oil medium with a bold form and subtle subject. A diverse landscape landscape provides the ideal flexibility to develop this approach towards creative composition.”
Education
Commenced dual careers in 1978 including Art studies in composition, mediums and art history; and Civil Engineering through the NSW University of Technology, Sydney which included specialist training in architectural drafting and technical presentation. Achieved a degree in Civil Engineering in 1983.
General Description of Works
He has been painting Australian landscapes for over 20 years and is developing increased recognition both Nationally and Internationally for his work. His works are characterised by a bold application of paint, but also using a subtle approach to subject development in many cases.
Works tend to be an impressionist style with subjects ranging from panoramic landscape to more intimate images combining the influence of man and his surroundings. Works often have a non representational feel with the key compositional element being a well structured use of colour an movement.
Career Focus
Exhibitions have been the primary outlet for his works since the first solo exhibition in 1988 in Kendall, NSW, Australia. A legacy of these exhibitions has been a significant number of commissions through private galleries. A continuous presence of work is maintained in a number of galleries. International exposure in recent years has proven extremely successful with promotional work continuing in the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Ken has always had an exploratory attitude towards his approach towards composition. His focus in recent years has been on the exploration of more flexible use of the mediums, often involving a looser approach to reinforce the overall atmosphere generated in a composition and the emphasis in the integration of the subject into the overall composition.
