The Turf Ricks #179

The Turf Ricks, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 8″x 8″ SOLD This is an arrangement of warm burnt oranges and browns that contrasts with the cool blue greys above the horizon line. The round form of the looming cloud also gives a contrast to the sharp vertical marks...

Diary of a Painting #171

A Murmur in the Trees III, ©John O’Grady, 2014 16″ x 16″, Oil on Panel   SOLD   This is a visual diary of a painting.  It’s for my own records and also to look back and learn from documenting the process of making a painting. I thought...

Dark Light II #178

Click on the image to see a larger version Dark Light II, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 16″x 12″ SOLD This painting explores the shifting contrast between dark and light and the resulting tension it creates. It’s number two in the...

The First Step is Always the Hardest #177

Light on Water II, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 8″x 8″ SOLD The first step is always the hardest, we’ve all heard that before and I think it applies to all of us when starting out on something new. It certainly applies to the writer facing the blank page or...

The Bog Cloud #176

Click on the image to see it larger. The Bog Cloud, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 6″x 9″ SOLD It’s twilight over the bog, distant lights are coming on and the stars are starting to appear. A single cloud drifts silently over the quiet...

Breaking Through III #174

Breaking Through III, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 8″x 8 ″ SOLD This landscape of low clouds sitting on the hills as the light begins to break through  is a common sight in the west of Ireland.