Kerry Webb

Biography

I take my inspiration mainly from rural and coastal landscapes, and the transformative effects that seasonal and meteorological change have on these. I have a particular fascination with human intervention on the landscape and the resulting tension between permanence and impermanence: ancient monuments and architectural ruins being a favourite theme. I am intrigued by the way these become absorbed into the surrounding environment over time, while maintaining some presence of their own. I works in oils and acrylics, both in my studio and en plein air. I studied for an undergraduate degree in English with Art at Chichester in the early 1990’s, focusing mainly on sculpture, and only recently returned to painting in 2020. I am a member of the Reading Guild of Artists (RGA), the Henley Art and Crafts Guild (HACG) and Open Studios West Berkshire North Hampshire. I exhibit regularly with the RGA and HACG and have also had work accepted for exhibition at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance, and ‘The Artist and Leisure Painter (TALP) Open’ at Patchings Art Centre, Nottingham. My painting ‘Wilder’s Folly after the Rain’ was shortlisted for the final round of judging for the 2022 Royal Academy of Arts’ Summer Exhibition. 'Spencer's Angel' and 'Chun Quoit' have featured in the August 2023 and June 2024 issues of Leisure Painter magazine. In June 2022 I had a fun day out at Royal Ascot participating as a ‘Wild Card’ artist in Series 8 of Sky Arts ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’.