Studio Notes
On this blog, I regularly publish new paintings straight off the easel and discuss what inspired them and how they came about.
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Home Thoughts from Abroad V (One Tree Hill) #34
Home Thoughts from Abroad V (One Tree Hill), ©John O'Grady, 2012 Mixed Media on Canvas Panel, 6"x 6" SOLD Blown and battered by the high winds in the Wicklow mountains, this tree is a real survivor.
Light on Water, (Apparition XIII) #33
Light on Water, ©John O'Grady, 2012 Acrylic on Canvas, 12" x 12" Not for Sale
Morning Mist #31
Morning Mist, ©John O'Grady, 2012 Acrylic on Canvas, 8"x8" SOLD
Home Thoughts from Abroad IV #30
John O'Grady, Pigment and Acrylic binder on Canvas, 6 x 10cm x 10cm This is a piece for a show in Ireland Click on the Image to reveal the texture of the piece $300
Home Thoughts from Abroad III #29
John O'Grady, Acrylic on Canvas, with mount, 6 pieces, 10cm x 10cm. Not for Sale This is a piece I am exhibiting as part of a Dublin arts collective called Tondo. The exhibition is being held in what was once a lighthouse and is now part of the landmark trust. The...
Home Thoughts from Abroad II #28
Home Thoughts from Abroad II, ©John O'Grady 6"X6", Mixed Media on Canvas Panel SOLD Looking to Wicklow Head from the Sugar Loaf Mountain, Ireland
I Took the One Less Travelled by #27
John O'Grady, Oil on Canvas Panel, 6"x6", 2012 SOLD
The Old Mayor’s House #26
This is the old mayor’s house in the village of Clansayes which is situated on a plateau.
It’s a good place to visit at this time of year as it’s a little bit cooler.●
Home Thoughts from Abroad I #23
8″x 8″, acrylic on Canvas.
This dramatic abstracted landscape showcases sheets of rain on the blue-green landscape.
Fig and Silver Pot #21
Fig and Silver Pot, ©John O'Grady, 2012 Oil on Canvas Panel, 5"x7"
Wheatfield in Evening Light #20
John O'Grady, Oil on Canvas Panel, 6"x6", 2012 I was attracted by the drama of the sky and the long shadows on the fields. Not For Sale
Ceramic and Melon #19
Ceramic and Melon, ©John O'Grady, 2012 Oil on Canvas Panel, 5"x7", 2012
Figs from Madeleine’s Garden #18
Figs from Madeleine's Garden, ©John O'Grady, 2012 Oil on Canvas Panel, 6"x6" We had to compete with wasps and hornets to pick these from our friend's fig tree. Worth the effort!
Fireworks on Bastille Day #17
John O'Grady, Oil on Canvas, 5"x7", 2012 SOLD
Bouquet de Lavande #16
Bouquet de Lavande, ©John O'Grady Oil on panel, 6"x 6", 2012 Friday evening, we drove along the Route des Lavandes in Drome Provençale. We stopped on a plateau where true lavender grows. This type of lavender makes the finest essential oil of lavender and its...