Kevin Scully

Although basically a figurative painter, time and experience have led me to find new ways of saying more with less. In my paintings, as much detail as possible has been eliminated, with the elements contained within them being suggested rather than specified. My work encompasses a wide range of subject matter, and I aim 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.

In an attempt to capture the fleeting effects of light, and in particular, atmosphere, I work at speed before the moment evaporates. I adopt the same lively approach 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.

Wimbledon School of Art, London