The House on the Hill

The House on the Hill, ©John O’Grady 16″ x 16″ x 1.5″ acrylic on canvas, ready to hang I was looking back at some old photos taken in the West of Ireland. Sometimes, when the light was right, I’d capture a little bit of the wonderful bright greens we might find...

The Way Over the Bog #294

The Way over the Bog ©John O’Grady 10″ x 10″ oil on deep edge panel, ready to hang SOLD The title here describes the path into a painting through a two dimensional space and works also as a metaphor for the ‘way’ this piece evolved. I tend to steer clear...

The Cottage III #116

The Cottage III, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel. 7″x 10″ SOLD Many years ago, I spent a few days in the bog cutting turf in the west of Ireland with a friend’s family. I have a special memory of that time. This painting is a view across the...

The Cottage II #112

The Cottage II, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 6″x 6″ Not for Sale Late afternoon on the west coast of Ireland. A cottage perched on a hillside on the road to Bellmullet, Mullet peninsula, Co Mayo has incredible views of the Atlantic ocean and the...