Kenneth Denton R.S.M.A.
ARTIST: Kenneth Denton RSMA (1932-) British
TITLE: “Winter Dusk Norfolk”
SIGNED: lower left
MEDIUM: oil on board
SIZE: 77cm x 57cm framed
CONDITION: excellent
PRICE: £sold
DETAIL: Kenneth Raymond Denton was born on 20th August. 1932, in Chatham, Kent, England. His mother was the daughter of a Master Painter, while his father had a military background. The family lived in nearby Rochester, but during the 2nd World War, Kenneth was evacuated to the country. During this period at school in Barham, Denton’s attraction to painting first began. In 1944 Denton won a scholarship to Rochester School of Art, (later The Medway College of Art) where he was educated in general painting. It was here that he was awarded what was to be the first of the much recognition of his achievements in the Arts: the Fairhain Memorial Prize.
On leaving college, he became apprenticed to a Master Painter and Gilder, and once again attended the Medway College of Art during his apprenticeship, gaining a First-Class Distinction in his studies. During National Service in the British Army, Denton kept up his passion with the arts, completing a number of commissions and utilising his skills in such projects as the decoration of the Battalion Church.
On the completion of his National Service in 1954, Kenneth Denton set up in business as a Decorative Artist. He did not neglect his true passion of oil painting, his work was to be seen in exhibitions frequently, including world renowned Bond Street, London. In 1960, Denton’s expertise in the interior design and decorative arts, led to time first of several teaching posts, at Maidstone College of Art. He was subsequently to teach at his old College as well as the Royal School of Military Engineering; eventually being appointed Examiner to the City and Guilds Institute of London. Whilst this was a very busy period in Kenneth’s life, he had started a family after his marriage to Margaret Nesbitt, in 1956; it also saw the continued development of his skill with the brush. He begun to devote all his spare time to painting, and found his technique was developing and maturing constantly. Kenneth Denton paintings became sought after: Corporations and Statesman alike began to commission him to paint. In 1969, encouraged by his increasing success as a painter, he took the decision to concentrate fully on painting and turned professional.
There can be no doubt that this decision by Denton has benefited all of those who patronise the arts, be it collectors or admirers. Kenneth Denton has become one of the leading artists that Great Britain has produced this century. Denton has been recognised with such accolades as the highly selective and sought after membership of the RSMA as well The International Society Of Marine Artists. He has been awarded prizes including the Hunting Group Award for best painting in the exhibition as voted by the visitors.
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