KENNETH MARTIN
“The Retreat, Essex, 1944” (Leicester Galleries)
and window. But although his colour is invariably lowkeyed, his rhythm is somehow faster and his colour pulsates with a quietly intense glow; patterns and forms are clearly and decisively calculated. MacBryde is no revolutionary, but his work has serenity, confidence and sincerity: unusual qualities in a young painter.
In 1943, Kenneth Martin held his first exhibition at the Leicester Galleries and his work is fairly well known by now. I have not met anyone yet who does not get a tremendous amount of pleasure from Martin’s handling of colour: sensuous and yet beautifully restrained. His pastels are always worth seeing: all
ALICIA BOYLE
“Fishermen and Trees” (Peter Jones’ Gallery)
“The Retreat, Essex, 1944” (Leicester Galleries)
and window. But although his colour is invariably lowkeyed, his rhythm is somehow faster and his colour pulsates with a quietly intense glow; patterns and forms are clearly and decisively calculated. MacBryde is no revolutionary, but his work has serenity, confidence and sincerity: unusual qualities in a young painter.
In 1943, Kenneth Martin held his first exhibition at the Leicester Galleries and his work is fairly well known by now. I have not met anyone yet who does not get a tremendous amount of pleasure from Martin’s handling of colour: sensuous and yet beautifully restrained. His pastels are always worth seeing: all
ALICIA BOYLE
“Fishermen and Trees” (Peter Jones’ Gallery)