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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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.
The Wave
The Orchard in Les Baronnies
19.6″ x 19.6″ x 1.25″, oil on deep edge wooden panel, ready to hang.
A vibrant spring landscape painting of an orchard with an enigmatic figure…
A Murmur in the Trees V
10″ x 14″ x 0.75″, oil on canvas, ready to hang.
This contemporary atmospheric oil painting shows a person out walking between sculptural pine trees filtering the last sun rays of the day.
Lovers of the Lake
12″ x 12″ x 1.5″, oil on canvas, ready to hang.
Landscape painting with lovers in a blue boat drifting on the still water reflecting the cloudy sky and moon ascending…
I Dreamt of White Horses III
18″ x 13″ x 0.75″ oil on canvas ready to hang ●
A seascape with white horses galloping towards us while we notice the distant lights of an island’s safe harbour…
The Road to the Moon
The Road to the Moon
12″ x 12″ x 1.5″, oil on canvas, ready to hang.
Unusual colours, a large moon and a lone figure walking towards it make this painting dreamlike…
At the Edge of the Deep Green Sea IV
At the Edge of the Deep Green Sea IV
12″ x 12″ x 1.5″, oil on canvas, ready to hang.
With this wild sea on the Atlantic coast, I wanted to create a colour arrangement with an unusual, unsettled feel …
Dawn Across the Fields
Dawn Across the Fields, ©John O’Grady
19.6″ x 19.6″ x 1.25″, oil on deep edge panel, ready to hang.
An atmospheric landscape painting of the first light in the misty fields of the Irish midlands that reminded….
7 from 2017
In 2017, I created over 40 paintings. It was interesting, like last year, to look back and see how the work has changed throughout the year. The colours are more understated. Lead, copper, bronze and gold have arrived on my palette as you'll see in the seven paintings...