Twilight Glendalough #211

Twilight Glendalough, ©John O’Grady 2014 Oil on Panel, 12″x 12″ SOLD As the last rays of the day set the sky on fire over the Upper Lake, perhaps I am feeling a gentle shift in the seasons as this piece has an autumnal or even wintery atmosphere as the...

Replenishing the Well #210

I have not posted any paintings in the last couple of weeks: I was working on a commission for a series of 14 paintings for a gallery. Here are four of the pieces After completing the commission, I felt a bit numb when facing a blank board. I have talked before about...

A Murmur in the Trees IV #209

A Murmur in the Trees IV ©John O’Grady 2014 Oil on Panel, 10″x 10″ You can watch an edited video of me making the painting below which is the fourth in a series directly inspired by the magical poem by Emily Dickinson. A Murmur in the Trees – to note A Murmur in...

Glendalough Reflections #207

Glendalough Reflections, ©2014 John O’Grady, 16″x 16″, oil on Panel SOLD Back in October 2012, I made a small painting of the lower lake of Glendalough, from the Irish Gleann Dá Loch “Valley of the Two Lakes” in county Wicklow. Today’s painting is a second...

As Far as the Eye Can See II #206

As Far as the Eye Can See II, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 8″x 10″ SOLD A few of you have sent me questions lately about how I go about making a painting. So I thought it’s about time to bite the bullet and put a little video together. Now it is a small 3...

Take me to the Island V #205

Click on the image to enlarge it. Take me to the Island V, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 6″x 6″ SOLD Islands have often been used as places of isolation and contemplation such as the monastic site of Skellig Michael off the west coast of Ireland. And...