by John | 6 May 2018 | Sky
The Fallow Field, ©John O’Grady 12″ x 12″ x 1.75″, oil on deep edge panel Not For Sale (NFS) Le Plan de Dieu is a large plain of land, and it really is god’s own country as it produces some very special red wines. It lies to the east of the town of Orange and...
by John | 15 Apr 2018 | Sky
At Low Tide ©John O’Grady 18.25″ x 27″ x 0.75″ oil on canvas ready to hang. SOLD Standing on the beach at low tide, sand, rock pools and carrageen moss show off their beautiful colours and patterns, and then our eye is drawn towards a distant, barely noticeable...
by John | 29 Jan 2018 | Landscape Paintings - Provence, Sky
The Road to the Moon 12″ x 12″ x 1.5″, oil on canvas, ready to hang. NFS (Not for Sale) Between the villages of Séguret and Sablet, tiny roads and ancient gravelled paths crisscross a landscape of vineyards and wooded areas. When out walking one evening towards the...
by John | 7 Jan 2018 | Land, Sea, Sky
In 2017, I created over 40 paintings. It was interesting, like last year, to look back and see how the work has changed throughout the year. The colours are more understated. Lead, copper, bronze and gold have arrived on my palette as you’ll see in the seven...
by John | 1 Jan 2018 | Sky
The Turning of the Year IV, ©John O’Grady 12″ x 12″ x 1.8″, oil on deep edge panel, ready to hang. Not for Sale (NFS) As the old year falls away and the new one arrives, I hope it brings you peace and many possibilities. Thank you for your support, your comments and...
by John | 27 Nov 2017 | Sky
From Dark into Light VIII ©John O’Grady 15.75″ x 23.5″ x 1.25″, oil on deep edged wooden panel, ready to hang. NFS (Not for Sale) It’s often in hindsight that I look at how a painting came into being. Sometimes a piece is led by a thought, a remembering of an...