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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A Murmur in the Trees V

18 2018 Feb | 6 Comments

10″ x 14″ x 0.75″, oil on canvas, ready to hang.
$397 with free shipping. 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

14 2018 Feb | 2 Comments

12″ x 12″ x 1.5″, oil on canvas, ready to hang.
$397 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

4 2018 Feb | 4 Comments

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

29 2018 Jan | 6 Comments

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

21 2018 Jan | 2 Comments

At the Edge of the Deep Green Sea IV
12″ x 12″ x 1.5″, oil on canvas, ready to hang.
$397 with free shipping.
With this wild sea on the Atlantic coast, I wanted to create a colour arrangement with an unusual, unsettled feel …

Dawn Across the Fields

14 2018 Jan | 4 Comments

Dawn Across the Fields, ©John O’Grady
19.6″ x 19.6″ x 1.25″, oil on deep edge panel, ready to hang.
$1014An atmospheric landscape painting of the first light in the misty fields of the Irish midlands that reminded

7 from 2017

7 2018 Jan | 6 Comments

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...

The Turning of the Year IV

1 2018 Jan | 8 Comments

The Turning of the Year IV, ©John O’Grady
12″ x 12″ x 1.8″, oil on deep edged panel, ready to hang.
A warm sunset with a big, pink and orange sky for a cold evening in the country. A sunset full of possibilities for the year ahead.

From Dark into Light VIII

27 2017 Nov | 2 Comments

From Dark into Light VIII ©John O’Grady
15.75″ x 23.5″ x 1.25″, oil on deep edged wooden panel, ready to hang.
$977 with free shipping.
This moonlit seascape with high contrast and a pared back palette accentuates the ocean’s elemental spirit…

Into the West III

20 2017 Nov | 2 Comments

13″ x 13″ x 0.75″, oil on canvas ready to hang.
$467 includes free shipping.
What do you notice beside the seaside on the west coast of Ireland?

Where the Veil is Thin II

13 2017 Nov | 6 Comments

Where the Veil is Thin II, © John O’Grady
16″ x 12″ x 1″ oil on panel ready to hang
$520 with free shipping
Have you stood on the West of Ireland shore watching the light shifting when veils of rain come and go?

Low Tide at Dawn

6 2017 Nov | 4 Comments

Low Tide at Dawn ©John O’Grady
13″ x 13″ x 0.75″, oil on canvas, ready to hang.
$467 with free shipping
A calm shimmering sea with a morning moon hovering over a big blue-grey sky somewhere in the west of Ireland…

Winter in Wicklow #355

29 2017 Oct | 6 Comments

Winter in Wicklow ©John O’Grady
5″ x 7″ x 2″, oil on deep edged panel, ready to hang ●
A peaceful setting with a muted palette….

The Flight II #354

22 2017 Oct | 8 Comments

The Flight II, ©John O’Grady
14.25″ x 18″ x 0.75″, oil on canvas, ready to hang
$685 including free shipping
One late afternoon, the sun was setting behind the mountains and tall trees looked upon the old cottage and the tall grasses surrounding it.

Land Marks IV #353

8 2017 Oct | 6 Comments

It’s dawn in the Irish landscape. The rising sun reveals the land marks scattered across…