{"id":5244,"date":"2026-08-04T11:57:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T01:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=5244"},"modified":"2026-08-04T11:57:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T01:57:36","slug":"ken-strong-the-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=5244","title":{"rendered":"Ken Strong | The Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"icon_link\" share_url=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=5244\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>There are some artists whose work never asks for attention, yet it always earns it. Ken Strong is one of those artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the many years I&#8217;ve had the pleasure of representing Ken, I&#8217;ve admired not only his remarkable paintings but also the quiet dedication that lies behind them. His landscapes are never simply about a place. They reflect years of travelling, observing and developing a deep understanding of the Australian landscape and its ever-changing light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-and-MCR-2024-Copy-1024x609.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-and-MCR-2024-Copy-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-and-MCR-2024-Copy-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-and-MCR-2024-Copy-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-and-MCR-2024-Copy-1536x913.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-and-MCR-2024-Copy-2048x1217.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Collectors often tell me there is a sense of calm in Ken&#8217;s work, and I couldn&#8217;t agree more. His paintings have a timeless quality that continues to resonate, year after year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"849\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55240-Celebration-1-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-849x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55240-Celebration-1-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-849x1024.jpg 849w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55240-Celebration-1-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55240-Celebration-1-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-768x927.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55240-Celebration-1-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-1273x1536.jpg 1273w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55240-Celebration-1-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-1697x2048.jpg 1697w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55241-Celebrations-2-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-862x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55241-Celebrations-2-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-862x1024.jpg 862w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55241-Celebrations-2-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55241-Celebrations-2-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-768x913.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55241-Celebrations-2-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-1293x1536.jpg 1293w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55241-Celebrations-2-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-1723x2048.jpg 1723w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"5248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55242-Celebrations-3-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-857x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55242-Celebrations-3-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-857x1024.jpg 857w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55242-Celebrations-3-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55242-Celebrations-3-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-768x918.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55242-Celebrations-3-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-1285x1536.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Ken-Strong-55242-Celebrations-3-oil-on-canvas-95cm-x-80cm-6900-1713x2048.jpg 1713w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redhillgallery.com.au\/products\/ken-strong-celebrations-2\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/redhillgallery.com.au\/products\/ken-strong-celebrations-1\"><\/a>I&#8217;m especially delighted that, to celebrate Red Hill Gallery&#8217;s 40th Anniversary, Ken has created three new paintings exclusively for this milestone. Displayed together in our front window, they celebrate both his enduring relationship with the Gallery and four decades of supporting Australian artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you&#8217;ll take a moment to experience them for yourself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=499790883388518\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.artchat.com.au\/?p=5244\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"150\" action=\"recommend\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share There are some artists whose work never asks for attention, yet it always earns it. 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