Kenneth Martin was a renowned Manitoba landscape artist, known for his meticulous oils, acrylics, and watercolors capturing the beauty of the Manitoba prairie, the Whiteshell, and Northwestern Ontario. He was particularly drawn to the ever-changing shores of Lake Winnipeg, where he and his wife, Fran, built a cottage in the 1950s. Educated at Isaac Brock, Daniel McIntyre, and the Winnipeg School of Art, Ken’s artistic career was interrupted by his service as an aerial photographer in the RCAF during World War II. After the war, he became Art Director at Brigden's of Winnipeg, where he had apprenticed in 1938, before retiring early to focus on painting full-time. Influenced by Lemoine Fitzgerald and the Group of Seven, Ken’s work hangs in public and private collections across Canada, the United States, and Europe. A passionate educator, he was a past president and honorary member of the Manitoba Society of Artists, where he inspired others through workshops and sketching trips with friends like Leo Mol and Spence Allison.