Take Me to the Island II #147

Take me to the Island II, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Mixed Media on Panel, 12″x 16″ SOLD This painting and I went through a whole lot of trials and tribulations. It started life as an acrylic painting of a seascape, in fact the paint above the horizon line is still acrylic....

The Rising of the Moon #146

The Rising of the Moon, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Acrylic on Panel, 8″x 12″ Not for Sale (NFS) A copse of trees, backlit by the rising moon provides a backdrop set against the rich blue sky at twilight. There is something special about the time around dusk when the world is...

On the Trail II #143

On the Trail II, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 12″x 12″ SOLD This is the second painting in a series called ‘On the Trail at Dawn’ though larger and with a different format. The deep blue/green tree line contrasts with the white light that beckons the...

Take me to the Island #142

Take me to the Island, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 6″x 6″ I used a subdued palette of muted greens and red browns to evoke calm and stillness when you look across the lake on a warm evening as the last light fades on water....

Coming Home III #141

Coming Home III, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Acrylic on Panel, 5″x 7″ This is the third in the series of aerial view paintings called Coming Home. They are also about clouds and how they sometimes appear translucent, how they catch the light in a prism of colour and...