BRIAN KENNY

A Year of Painting

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21 oil paintings made in 2023! Here’s to more in 2024!

Brian Kenny, HUDDLE (2023), oil on canvas, 76 x 53 inches.

 

Brian Kenny, 1 2 3 GOD (2023), oil on canvas 40 x 50 inches.

 

Brian Kenny, EPITAPH (2023), 24 x 36 inches.

 

Brian Kenny, MOTLEY CRUISING (2023), oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches.

Lets Get Physical

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I’m proud to be showing 8 new paintings as a part of “Let’s Get Physical” group exhibition at TW Fine Art, Palm Beach FL, January 7 through February 8.

“Charm Offensive” (2022), oil on canvas, 51 x 41cm

“Unboxer” (2022), oil on canvas, 76 x 61cm

“About Last Night” (2022), oil on canvas, 51 x 41cm

“The Highest Form of Hope” (2022), oil on canvas, 76 x 61cm

To see the full exhibition: VIEWING ROOM

SOCCER SHORTS

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I’ve recently completed my very first series of oil paintings entitled SOCCER SHORTS. Comprising of 10 paintings, 10 x 10 inches, each features a pair of vintage satin Adidas soccer shorts from the 1980’s in a solid color. Together they create a rainbow of colors; a nod to the gay fetishization of this gear. On a personal level, I share this homo erotic interest, and being that Soccer was the first sport I ever played as a child, I felt it apropos as a ‘beginner’ in both oil painting and realism, to start with a simple series of Soccer shorts, a rather ideal study in color, shadow and rendering to start off this game!

The Striker (2022), oil on canvas, 10 x 10 inches.

The Night Owl (2022), oil on canvas, 10 x 10 inches.

The Harvester (2022), oil on canvas, 10 x 10 inches.

Happy (2022), oil on canvas, 10 x 10 inches.

The Purple One (2022), oil on canvas, 10 x 10 inches.

Green Light (2022), oil on canvas, 10 x 10 inches.

Saturday Morning (2022), oil on canvas, 10 x 10 inches.

Sunday Afternoon (2022), oil on canvas, 10 x 10 inches.

Saturday Night (2022), oil on canvas, 10 x 10 inches.

Friday Night (2022), oil on canvas, 10 x 10 inches.