Winter Series IV (1998) is vibrant with a decentred composition that explores interplays of colours and shapes. A dynamic relationship is formed between the cool blue background and the brightly coloured, delineated blocks. The artist states:

“I like making two or more colours work very hard together to make a lot of things happen. At the same time there are a great number of things I wish to avoid. One of the hardest is avoiding having a centre, or part of the picture that claims attention more than the rest. Rather I want the colour to set up a process of renewal where relationships change with the looking. First assumptions are confounded the longer the painting is contemplated and this is how I like to think of them, as objects for contemplation.” *

The considered relationship between colour and form creates a serene quality to the works, providing an antidote to the fast-paced world we live in: inviting the viewer to enter a contemplative uplifted state.

*Grieve, A. ‘Colour, place and memory: the art of Mary Webb’ in Journeys in Colour, (Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, 2011), pg 11