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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Lights Across the Bay #351

10 2017 Sep | 3 Comments

10″ x 20″ x 0.75″, Oil on canvas, ready to hang.●

Light is fading in this quiet atmospheric painting of clouds and their reflection …

Clouds in the River Rhône II #350

3 2017 Sep | 6 Comments

Clouds in the River Rhône II, ©John O’Grady
31.65″ x 31.65″ x 1.8″, acrylic and oil on deep edge canvas, ready to hang.
$2190
This is an unusual view of clouds’ reflection in water that’s in turn quiet and dynamic.

As Far as the Eye Can See IV #349

20 2017 Aug | 4 Comments

As Far as the Eye Can See IV ©John O’Grady
20″ x 27″ x 0.75″ oil on canvas, ready to hang ●
A beautiful panoramic view of an Irish landscape at dusk looking to the shimmering sea…

I took the One Less Travelled by IV #348

13 2017 Aug | 6 Comments

6″ x 12″ x 1.5″, oil on deep edge panel, ready to hang●

Provence experienced a heat wave with a few very warm mornings over the last few weeks and this painting reflects that feeling of heat.

I Took the One Less Travelled by III #347

6 2017 Aug | 2 Comments

6″ x 12″ x 1.5″, Oil on deep edge panel, ready to hang.
$247
Dappled light creates a beautiful mosaic on a provençal path one late summer afternoon…

You Are Everything VIII #346

23 2017 Jul | 6 Comments

16″ x 16″ x 1.75″, oil on deep edge canvas, ready to hang ●

A quiet sunset inviting you to contemplate and take in nature’s wonder.

Clearing in the Wood IV #345

16 2017 Jul | 0 Comments

19.75″ x 19.75″ x 1.75″, Oil on deep edge canvas, ready to hang ●
A mysterious and magical sunset on the clearing in the wood…

Clearing in the Wood III #344

9 2017 Jul | 5 Comments

8″ x 8″ x 1.25″, acrylic on deep edge panel, ready to hang ●
A magical sunset on a balmy evening in Provence.

The Edge of the Deep Green Sea III #343

2 2017 Jul | 4 Comments

12″ x 11″ x 1.25″, acrylic on deep edge panel, ready to hang
A striking painting with emerald fields, a blue-green sea and big deep-blue sky…

Wildflowers by the Window #342

25 2017 Jun | 6 Comments

13″ x 13″ x 0.75″, acrylic on canvas ready to hang.
$467
A vase of delicate wildflowers sits by an open window that looks onto Mont Ventoux on a warm, moonlit June evening…

Into the West II #341

18 2017 Jun | 5 Comments

12″ x 12″ x 1.25″, acrylic on deep edge panel, ready to hang
A painting with a dynamic feel and deep colours in the sky that contrast with the beautiful blue-green sea,…

Into the West #340

11 2017 Jun | 8 Comments

Into the West, ©John O’Grady
11″ x 12″ x 1.25″, acrylic on deep edged panel, ready to hang
A flamboyant sunset with ribbons of grey-blues and light-rose violet seen from the west of Ireland shore

Wild Irises by the Window II #339

21 2017 May | 6 Comments

Wild Irises by the Window II, ©John O’Grady
12″ x 12″ x 1.25″, acrylic on deep edge panel, ready to hang
$397
An interior scene on a warm Provençal evening showing a vase with white irises and a blue ceramic bowl set by an open window.

Wild Irises by the Window #338

14 2017 May | 8 Comments

Wild Irises by the Window, ©John O’Grady
8″ x 8″ x 1.25″, acrylic on deep edged panel, ready to hang.●

An interior scene showing a vase with deep violet velvety irises set by an open window.

Au Clair de Lune #337

7 2017 May | 6 Comments

Au Clair de Lune ©John O’Grady
3 x 6″ x 6″ x 1.25″, acrylic and oil on deep edge panel, ready to hang.●

This set of atmospheric nocturnes in ancient lands lit by a full moon has an air of mystery…