by John | 29 Apr 2014 | Landscape Paintings - Ireland
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...
by John | 23 Apr 2014 | Landscape Paintings - Ireland
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...
by John | 20 Apr 2014 | Landscape Paintings - Ireland
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...
by John | 16 Apr 2014 | Landscape Paintings - Ireland
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...
by John | 10 Apr 2014 | Landscape Paintings - Ireland
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...
by John | 3 Apr 2014 | Landscape Paintings - Ireland
Morning Shadows II, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 10″x 10″ SOLD When out walking at the start of day, the air is crisp, the light hazy. You have to wait for the sun to rise in the sky to make everything sharper and brighter. In this painting, I sought to...
