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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…
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?
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…
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
12″ x 12″ x 1.75″, oil on deep edge panel
A contemplative original landscape painting of a special full moon, a Blue Moon.
At Low Tide
18.25″ x 27″ oil on canvas ready to hang ●
Contemporary oil on canvas landscape showing the West of Ireland coast at low tide under a big dramatic sky.