‘From Marazion to Marrakesh’ – exhibition of Kevin Scully works at The White Horse Gallery

Kevin Scully trained at Wimbledon School of Art, London, and although primarily a figurative painter, time and experience have led him to find new ways of approaching his compositions. In his paintings, as much detail as possible has been eliminated, with the elements contained within them being suggestive rather than specific. Enchanted by the enigmatic, Kevin aims to produce paintings that contain just the bare essentials, and devoid of too much unnecessary detail. Edges are often blurred to diffuse the real from the imagined and his work drifts between the figurative and the semi-abstract.

In an attempt to capture the fleeting effects of light, and in particular, atmosphere, Kevin states:
I work at speed before the moment evaporates. Although repetition is brief in my approach, I adopt the same tactics in my paintings when I am confronted with a moody, misty landscape in the northern hemisphere, as I do when experiencing the heat and blinding light of more southerly climates.