First Snow #280

First Snow, ©John O’Grady 8″ x 12″ oil on panel, requires framing. Not For Sale It’s impossible to miss the Nephin mountain in Co Mayo. When you travel through the countryside, it rises to 800 metres. Standing proud in the landscape, its distinctive rounded form...

You are Everything II #279

You are Everything II, ©John O’Grady 16″ x 16″ X 1.75″ oil on deep edged canvas, ready to hang. SOLD In the first You are Everything, I mentioned the grasses that stretch off into the distance of the solitary bog. Those thoughts were present again as I was...

The Southwesterly II #278

The Southwesterly, ©2015 John O’Grady 12″ x 12″ Oil on panel, requires framing Off the Atlantic, the weather fronts move in quickly particularly at this time of year. The high winds bring the waves and spume crashing against the rocks, whilst in the distance the heavy...

The Silver Thread III #276

The Silver Thread III, ©John O’Grady 12″ x 12″ x 1.75″ Oil on deep edged canvas, does not require framing SOLD The quality of light where water meets sky in the west of Ireland can be stunningly brilliant or subdued and filtered through clouds and atmospheric...

Flames in a Setting Sun II #275

Flames in a Setting Sun II, ©John O’Grady 12″ x 12″ x 1.75″ Oil on deep edged canvas, does not require framing SOLD I often speak about memory and how a triggered emotion helps progress a painting. Often the driver is colour, how a mark or a tone responds to...

As Far as the Eye Can See III #274

As Far as the Eye Can See III, ©John O’Grady 12″ x 16″ Oil on panel, requires framing Not For Sale The raking light of the evening sun has sent a warm glow across the bog and illuminates the grasses with flecks of light. The wide sweep of the land is laid...