Pine Trees in Le Graveyron #70

Pine Trees in Le Graveyron, ©John O’Grady, 2012 Oil on Panel, 5″x 7″ The autumnal late afternoon sun illuminated the vines I could see through pine trees. I liked the contrast of the trees in the shade that highlighted the brightness of the vine...

Nothing Gold Can Stay #69

Nothing Gold can Stay, © John O’Grady, 2012 Oil on Panel, 5″x 7″ SOLD Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day....

The Big Freeze, Ireland #68

John O’Grady, Oil on Panel, 6″ x 6″, 2012 Ireland in 2010 experienced a real White Christmas, a rare occurrence. The country ground to a halt, but if you managed to get out to walk in the countryside it really was a winter wonderland. These trees in...

A Murmur in the Trees II #65

A Murmur in the Trees II, ©John O’Grady, 2012 Oil on Panel, 6″x 6″ Not for Sale A second painting in a short series exploring the way trees filter light that creates forever changing patterns and colours on the path of an Irish country...