An exhibition titled ‘Summer Canvases’ by Welsh artist Wynne Jenkins is on show at the Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth until September 10.
A native of Llangennech, Llanelli, Jenkins has been living in Carmarthen for nearly half a century. After a career in education, he now concentrates on expressing himself through his painting in oils.
He makes frequent trips to both Pembrokeshire and North Wales, where Tal-y-Llyn is one of his favourite subjects. Many of the works in this exhibition are from the local area.
He takes the opportunity to transform 'everyday' scenes into an art form - the timelessness of Wales' seascapes and mountains artistically unfold. He seeks to paint not only that which is seen and felt, but also that which is not seen - one layer at a time, until the dream is realised.
He prefers the challenge of the palette knife, rather than the brush "to express with precision the emotional response to nature", a technique inspired by Sir Kyffin Williams.
Jenkins exhibits his work across Wales and has presented programmes on the visual arts in Wales on S4C.
MOMA, Machynlleth is open from Monday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm. The current exhibition programme is supported by the Arts Council of Wales.
Picture caption:
‘Oes gwell lle na Aberdyfi’ by Wynne Jenkins.
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