The Making of a Painting

Icarus IV, ©John O’Grady (click on the image to enlarge) 31.75″ x 31.75″ x 1.75″ acrylic on deep edge canvas, ready to hang $2190 (approx. €1950, £1742) with free shipping. The journey a painting takes is often one of a winding path with culs-de-sac and odd moments...

Icarus III

Click on the image to enlarge 12″ x 12″ x 1.5″ acrylic on canvas, ready to hang SOLD In this third Icarus painting, we are looking at a bruised and brooding sky. Sunlight enters the artwork off stage to the left. It plays a central role in the unfolding drama: it...

Icarus II

16″ x 16″ x 1.75″ acrylic on canvas, ready to hang SOLD Once again a dot in the sky, the small craft dwarfed by the clouds, heads skywards… This is the second Icarus painting and very much a sister piece with shapes and colours that echo the first . If you...

Icarus I

16″ x 16″ x 1.75″ acrylic on canvas, ready to hang SOLD ‘May you live in interesting times’, so the saying goes. It can be seen as more of a statement on the difficult times people live through than a time to cherish. However it’s read, there is no...