The Silver Thread #251

Click the image to see it larger. The Silver Thread, ©John O’Grady 2015 Oil on deep edged canvas 19.75″ x 19.75″ x 1.75″ / 50 cm x 50 cm x 4.75cm It does not require framing and is ready to hang. SOLD Have you experienced and felt moved by the magic of moonlight as it...

Winter Reflections #250

Click the image to see it larger. Winter Reflections, ©John O’Grady 2015 Oil on canvas 20″ x 8″ x 0.75″ This winter painting of Killary Harbour in Connemara is looking from county Galway across to the mountains in county Mayo. It’s the only fjord in Ireland....

The Mountain Road II #249

The Mountain Road II, ©John O’Grady 2015 Oil on canvas 7″ x 9″ x 0.75″. SOLD A small road weaves its way through the mountains in Ireland. This painting is about scale and how the road is dwarfed by its surroundings. It’s also about what we might see when we...

I Dreamt of White Horses II #248

I Dreamt of White Horses II, ©John O’Grady 2015 Oil on canvas 10″ x 10″ x 0.75″. SOLD The south-westerly wind is blowing hard off the coast, moving clouds over water and land in quick succession and as they do, they change colour. Catching the light in the process,...

Land Marks II #247

Land Marks II, ©John O’Grady 2015 Oil on canvas 8″ x 8″ x 0.75″. This piece is sold framed 11″ x 11″ x 1.5″ (see below). I have visited The Courtauld Gallery in London on a few occasions. It is one of those art collections where I could spend days if...

You Can Touch the Sky #246

You Can Touch the Sky, ©John O’Grady 2015 Oil on Panel, 8″ x 10″ A road crosses high over the top of the stark and beautiful lunar landscape of the Burren on the West coast of Ireland. I was on this road one time and the weather had moved in off the Atlantic. The rain...