Catching the Light #197

Click on image to enlarge Catching the Light, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Canvas, 7″x 9″ x 3/4″ (no need to frame and ready to hang) Not for Sale (NFS) This piece started life with an underpainting of muted grey/violet applied thickly over a very smooth gessoed...

Gloria Lake at Twilight #196

Gloria Lake at Twilight, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 8″x 10″ NFS In John McGahern’s book “That They May Face the Rising Sun” and known as “By the Lake” in America, he describes with great beauty Gloria Lake, in county Leitrim in...

Sea Squall #195

Please click on image to enlarge Sea Squall, ©John O’Grady, 2014Oil on Panel, 5″x 7″ This painting is a continuation of the previous post’s theme. It started life as a panel with a burnt orange underpainting prepared a few days ago. I scraped my palette...

Light on Water III #194

Light on Water III, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 10″x 8″ SOLD One of the things that make Ireland so beautiful is how the successive weather fronts move in fast. The clouds skittering across the sky allow a play of light on water and land. It’s...

On the Trail at Dawn III #193

On the Trail at Dawn III, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 12″x 8″ Not for Sale (NFS) With this piece, I was recalling the first light as it rises above the hills and brings to life nature’s vivid colours. This painting differs from the other two with a more...

Spring Grass II #192

Spring Grass II, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 8″x 8″ SOLD The seasons’ ebb and flow is something we are all imperceptibly receptive to. The air warming, the brightening days and the sun shining seem to influence my work and palette choice. Once I completed...