Studio Notes
On this blog, typically once every two weeks on a Sunday, I talk about a new painting straight off the easel.
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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 another...
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 out before...
The Fairy Rath II #273
The Fairy Rath II, ©John O'Grady 2015 14.75″ x 11″, oil on 4mm Panel (Requires framing) SOLD The rays of the setting sun are filtered through the silhouetted trees that circle an ancient ring fort known as a Fairy Rath. We are led up the hill by the green glowing path...
You are Everything #272
You are Everything, ©John O'Grady 15.75″ x 12″ oil on deep edged Beech Panel, ready to hang and doesn't require framing SOLD Sometimes when making a painting where the vista stretches off into the distance, I imagine walking through the landscape in my minds eye and...
On the Banks of the Ouvèze River II #271
This is the second painting of remembered visits along the Ouvèze river in Provence. It records my impressions of late spring last year when the river was
The Silver Thread II #270
The Silver Thread II, ©John O'Grady Oil on 5 mm Panel 16″ x 12″ - Requires framing SOLD While painting, I recalled the special pale yellow green light you can see sometimes as the sun is setting off the west coast of Ireland. You may have noticed I often paint scenes,...
Where the Veil is Thin #269
Where the Veil is Thin, ©John O'Grady 2015 Oil on deep edged canvas, 12″ x 12″ x 1.75″ It does not require framing and is ready to hang. NFS To look at the fine veils of rain shifting and falling across the landscape in the distance is a beautiful sight to behold. As...
The Edge of the Deep Green Sea II #268
Click on image to see larger The Edge of the Deep Green Sea II, ©John O'Grady Oil on deep edged canvas, 12″ x 12″ x 1.75″ It does not require framing and is ready to hang. NFS Many painters work on a particular project by creating several pieces around a theme or...
La Route du Ventoux #267
La Route du Mt Ventoux Oil on deep edged beech Panel 12″ x 6″ x 1.5" Does not require framing. NFS I recently took a trip along what is called the 'Route des Lavandes' before the lavender was harvested to be distilled. it's a big focus of summer in this part of...
On the Banks of the Ouvèze River #266
On the Banks of the Ouvèze River Oil on 5 mm Panel 14.75" x 11" Requires framing SOLD At the moment, the Ouvèze river that runs through Vaison-la-Romaine in Provence is all but a trickle. The high temperatures reaching 40 degrees centigrades of the last few weeks have...
The Spirit of Water IV #265
The Spirit of Water IV, ©John O’Grady 2015 Oil on deep edged canvas, 12″ x 12″ x 1.75″ It does not require framing and is ready to hang. SOLD This is the fourth in this series of paintings that explores the merging and blending of atmospheres, matter and void and...
The Spirit of Water III #264
The Spirit of Water III, ©John O’Grady 2015 Oil on deep edged canvas, 20″ x 20″ x 1.75″ It does not require framing and is ready to hang. Not For Sale This is a painting of a moisture filled day on the west coast of Ireland. Moisture from the sky, from the sea and...
Peak-Time II #263
Peak-Time II, ©John O’Grady 2015 Oil on deep edged canvas, 20″ x 20″ x 1.75″ It does not require framing and is ready to hang. SOLD Some things I feel precious about but changing or destroying a painting is not one of them. Nearly a year ago I painted 'City of Tiny...
Dawn over the Copse #262
8″ x 8″ x 1.5″, oil on deep edged panel.
I usually paint a place from memory through the filter of time and the love of particular paintings carried round in my mind.