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 Bog Road
16″ x 16″ x 1.75″, oil on deep edge canvas, ready to hang.
$694
Driving through the wild, remote-looking west of Ireland bogland when light changes swiftly is a wonderful experience. This oil on canvas painting captures the shifting shadows of chocolate browns and purples that alternate with light-filled gold and sienna grasses…
The Road to the Sea III
Summer in Provence
A collection of 3 landscapes that capture a summer day in Provence. Each show a different crop. Next to each other, they become a mini travelogue…
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Cypresses and Snowflakes
Throwback Wednesday – Still Lifes with Morning Light
Still Lifes with Morning Light, ©John O’Grady A set of 3 x 6" x 6" x 1/16th oils on panel; they require framing $270 with free shipping In my studio, I have paintings everywhere. Some are in the process of being finished, others are waiting to be reworked. And...
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Fields at Rest
Winter Nocturne Christmas Cards
The magical scene of the Wicklow mountains covered in pristine snow and lit by the stars.
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Falling Light in Ferrassières
Towards the Light
Towards the Light shows two paintings that explore the special light you get above the horizon on the ocean. It draws you towards it, in anticipation of being by the ocean… One painting has sold ●
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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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