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 Golden Field II
Into the Light
Into the Light, ©John O’Grady
10″ x 18″ x 0.75″, oil on canvas, ready to hang●
It’s dusk on this remote bog showing a track lined with telephone poles. It has rained and in the distance, light over the sea is bright and inviting…
The Road to the Sea
10″ x 14″ x 0.75″, oil on canvas, ready to hang.●
Take the road to the sea and follow the silver light on the horizon…
Light and Rain in the West of Ireland
Light and Rain in the West of Ireland
Two atmospheric Irish landscape paintings depicting the interplay between light and rain, during the morning and later in the evening (one is sold).
The Moon and the Stars
‘Brendan and the Stars’ is one of two paintings with the commun theme of ‘The Moon and the Star’. Although very different, what else do they share?
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Big Sky and Secluded Valley
‘Looking Up’ an acrylic painting with a big, open sky contrasts with ‘Moonrise over the Orchard’, a painting that’s more intimate…
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The Road to the Moon II
12″ x 12″ x 1.75″, acrylic on deep edge panel, ready to hang.●
A magical moment showing a silver moon rising above the ancient rolling hills of the Irish Midlands.
The Fallow Field II
At Low Tide
The Wave
The Orchard in Les Baronnies
A Murmur in the Trees V
Lovers of the Lake
I Dreamt of White Horses III
18″ x 13″ x 0.75″ oil on canvas ready to hang ●
A seascape with white horses galloping towards us while we notice the distant lights of an island’s safe harbour…
The Road to the Moon
The Road to the Moon
12″ x 12″ x 1.5″, oil on canvas, ready to hang.
Unusual colours, a large moon and a lone figure walking towards it make this painting dreamlike…