Peace II #166

Peace II, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 10″x 10″ Not For Sale I’d like to send you and your loved ones Season’s Greetings and wish you a peaceful new year. Thank you for your support this year. All the best,...

The Violet Sky #165

The Violet Sky, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 5″x 7″ SOLDThis painting shows the newly risen moon over the bog at twilight. The arrangement in violet, copper brown and silver started off with an underpainting of cool dark blue. Then, I painted over with a highly...

Snowfall on Mont Ventoux #164

Snowfall on Mont Ventoux, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Acrylic on Panel, 6″x 6″ $100 with free shipping The summit of Mont Ventoux is now shrouded in snow and it glistens in the deep blue Provençal sky. As I was coming back from Avignon yesterday evening, it dominated the...

Memories are Made for This #163

Winter Sunset, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 6″x 6″ SOLD “It is better to paint from memory, for thus your work will be your own” Paul Gauguin When I close my eyes, I can tell myself what I want to see in my mind’s eye. Invented or real,...

Skyscape over the Irish Midlands #162

Skyscape over the Irish Midlands, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 16″x 16″ Not For Sale This is a detail of my latest painting showing the wide open spaces of the Midlands where turf cutting is mechanised to a high degree. The bog has been altered beyond...