Revisiting Sally Gap #155

Sally Gap Wicklow, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 12″x 12″ SOLD Less than an hour south of Dublin is the wide open blanket bog of Sally Gap. The wide expanse of the landscape and the constantly changing light and colours make every journey there memorable. Once you...

Dawn #154

Dawn, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 6″x 6″ Not for Sale Dawn light has a gentle quality, it is soft and washes over us as a balm welcoming us to the new day.  The white grey light falls upon an open field washing away the night and the mists that cover it in...

I Dreamt of White Horses #152

I Dreamt of White Horses, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Acrylic on Stretched Canvas, 16″x 16″ $589 (Free Shipping) I think the expression ‘White Horses’ is beautifully poetic. It describes the white foam that appears as waves break at sea, normally when a gale...

Bog Heather II #150

Bog Heather II, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 12″x 12″ SOLD Evening is the time of peace for me. I keep returning to this time of day along with the reoccurring theme of the bog.  Many things have been written about the bog, as a repository of our history,...

Breaking Through II #149

Breaking Through II, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 6″x 6″ SOLD Sometimes in the West of Ireland when a weather front moves in it’s hard to distinguish the clouds from the mist as it all mingles. Then the light breaks through in a flash, highlighting a part...