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The Road to the Sea V
7 from 2018 and a Special Offer on Originals
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
14″ x 10″ x 1.5″, oil on panel, ready to hang.
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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
16″ x 16″ x 1.75″, oil on deep edge canvas, ready to hang.
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…●
Cypresses and Snowflakes
10″ x 14″ x 0.75″, oil on canvas, ready to hang.
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
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...
Fields at Rest
Fields at Rest, ©John O’Grady
15″ x 21″ x 1″, oil on panel, ready to hang.
Across the fallow fields of Northern France on a cold winter day, another year is coming to a close,…
Winter Nocturne Christmas Cards
The magical scene of the Wicklow mountains covered in pristine snow and lit by the stars.
Falling Light in Ferrassières
Falling Light in Ferrassières , ©John O’Grady
12″ x 15″ x 1″, oil on panel, ready to hang.
An evocative sunset painting with lavender fields in full bloom on a hot summer day in Provence.
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… ●
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…