The Southwesterly #161

The Southwesterly, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 6″x 6″ SOLD This small work was finished today.  It shows a sky full of movement and character experienced when the wind blows from the south west in Ireland All the movement is from right to left, which is of...

The Edge of the Deep Green Sea #160

The Edge of the Deep Green Sea, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 10″x 10″ SOLD I have been working on this painting for the last few weeks. Green dominates through the whole piece in a tight tonal arrangement with a passing nod to Whistler…. My last few pieces...

Dark Light #159

Dark Light, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Canvas, 16″x 16″ SOLD I was talking with someone from Donegal the other day and he mentioned how the bog was turning a beautiful rich orange colour. I responded by saying it sounded like a perfect subject for a painting....

The Valley of Lights #158

The Valley of Lights, ©John O’Grady,2013 Oil on Panel, 16″x 16″ SOLD A friend recently asked me why and how I do what I do so I thought you could find the stage by stage process I’m detailing below interesting. Please read on to find out how I got from stage 1 ...

Stormy Sky #157

The Stormy Sky, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 8″x 8″ SOLD I have been building up quite a few paintings over the last 10 days or so, 12 in total all at different stages of completion. They are lined up against a wall in my studio. I move from piece to piece, add a...

The Golden Field #156

The Golden Field, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 8″x 10″ SOLD – A limited edition print is available Like my last few paintings, “The Golden Field” has a limited palette of earth colours. For the sky, I added ultramarine blue and titanium white...