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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I took the One Less Travelled by IV #348
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
You Are Everything VIII #346
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
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
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
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
Into the West #340
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
Wild Irises by the Window #338
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
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…
The Emotion of Colour pt2 #336
The Emotion of Colour Pt 2 ©John O’Grady
3 paintings 6″ x 6″ x 1.25″, oil on panel, ready to hang.●
Different times of day, colours and view points offer different perspectives when looking at an island from a western shore.
The Emotion of Colour #334
The Emotion of Colour, ©John O’Grady
3 paintings 6″ x 6″ x 1.25″, oil on beech panel, ready to hang●
Rich colours capture the emotion felt on a given moment of the day…
Land Marks III #333
Land Marks III, ©John O’Grady
10.1″ x 14″ x .75″, oil on canvas, ready to hang. ●
A quiet, romantic Irish landscape with an air of mystery. Bog grasses are lit orange and brick by the evening light while diaphanous clouds cover the mountain top…
Dawn in the West #332
10.25″ x 18″ x .75″, Oil on canvas
It’s dawn in the west of Ireland. With the sun rising, the sky takes on its pastel colours and shadows and light start their show on mountains and grasses…