by John | 21 Jan 2018 | Sea
At the Edge of the Deep Green Sea IV 12″ x 12″ x 1.5″, oil on canvas, ready to hang. NFS (Not for Sale) I have been working on three seascapes this week and this one is the first one finished. With this wild seascape, I wanted to create a colour arrangement with an...
by John | 14 Jan 2018 | Land
Dawn Across the Fields, ©John O’Grady 19.6″ x 19.6″ x 1.25″, oil on deep edge panel, ready to hang. NFS (Not for Sale) As I was making this painting, the last line from the first stanza of Dylan Thomas’s wonderful ‘Fern Hill’ was on my mind:...
by John | 7 Jan 2018 | Land, Sea, Sky
In 2017, I created over 40 paintings. It was interesting, like last year, to look back and see how the work has changed throughout the year. The colours are more understated. Lead, copper, bronze and gold have arrived on my palette as you’ll see in the seven...
by John | 1 Jan 2018 | Sky
The Turning of the Year IV, ©John O’Grady 12″ x 12″ x 1.8″, oil on deep edge panel, ready to hang. Not for Sale (NFS) As the old year falls away and the new one arrives, I hope it brings you peace and many possibilities. Thank you for your support, your comments and...
by John | 27 Nov 2017 | Sky
From Dark into Light VIII ©John O’Grady 15.75″ x 23.5″ x 1.25″, oil on deep edged wooden panel, ready to hang. NFS (Not for Sale) It’s often in hindsight that I look at how a painting came into being. Sometimes a piece is led by a thought, a remembering of an...
