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 Making of a Painting

16 2019 Jun | 6 Comments

31.75″ x 31.75″ x 1.75″ acrylic on deep edge canvas, ready to hang
$2190 with free shipping
The making of a painting shows how this cloudscape with a cumulus cloud filled with light came to life…

Dark into Light, Prelude

25 2019 May | 6 Comments

8″ x 24″ x 1.75″ acrylic on canvas, ready to hang●

A panoramic dawn skyscape painting when sun rays emerge from behind the clouds to announce, with soft colours, a new day is coming

Icarus III

13 2019 May | 2 Comments

12″ x 12″ x 1.5″ acrylic on canvas, ready to hang●

This third painting in the Icarus series shows a bruised and brooding sky. The cloud edged with a gold filicree stretches upwards like the craft.

Icarus II

5 2019 May | 2 Comments

16″ x 16″ x 1.75″ acrylic on canvas ●

An atmospheric cloudscape on canvas with cumulus clouds edged with pink light.

Icarus I

21 2019 Apr | 8 Comments

16″ x 16″ x 1.75″ acrylic on canvas, ready to hang ●
A striking skyscape with a plane flying towards large cumulus clouds edged with light

As Far as the Eye Can See V

14 2019 Apr | 6 Comments

25.75″ x 32″ x 0.8″ oil on canvas, ready to hang
A scenic landscape painting of the West of Ireland Coast on a changing weather day…

Take Me to the Island XIV

17 2019 Feb | 1 Comment

16″ x 16″ x 1.75″ acrylic on deep edged canvas, ready to hang
A dream-like moonlit nocturne seascape somewhere in the West of Ireland…

The Road to the Sea V

27 2019 Jan | 3 Comments

16″ x 16″ x 1.75″ acrylic on canvas, ready to hang
$694 with free shipping.
An early morning moon and sun encounter on the road to the sea, a scenic and magical, big sky, acrylic painting…

7 from 2018 and a Special Offer on Originals

13 2019 Jan | 2 Comments

It's always enjoyable to take a look back at last year's paintings and notice how the work has changed. To say a big thank you for your continued support during the year, I am offering you 20% off any original painting displayed in the Art Shop. To avail of the offer,...

The Road to the Sea IV

23 2018 Dec | 3 Comments

14″ x 10″ x 1.5″, oil on panel, ready to hang.
$397
A country road painting of the West of Ireland one evening after the rain. The bright light over the horizon entices us towards the promise of the ocean.

The Bog Road

2 2018 Dec | 4 Comments

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

25 2018 Nov | 2 Comments

12″ x 12″ x 1″ oil on panel, ready to hang
$397
A scenic coastal road in the West of Ireland. It has rained and now sunlight is breaking through the clouds. A breathtaking vista opens up before you.

Summer in Provence

21 2018 Nov | 2 Comments

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…

Cypresses and Snowflakes

18 2018 Nov | 2 Comments

10″ x 14″ x 0.75″, oil on canvas, ready to hang.
$397 with free shipping
This magical snow scene painting with swirly clouds and tall dark trees started from a memory of a walk in the snow among cypresses…

Throwback Wednesday – Still Lifes with Morning Light

14 2018 Nov | 2 Comments

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...