Sea Squall #195

Please click on image to enlarge Sea Squall, ©John O’Grady, 2014Oil on Panel, 5″x 7″ This painting is a continuation of the previous post’s theme. It started life as a panel with a burnt orange underpainting prepared a few days ago. I scraped my palette...

Light on Water III #194

Light on Water III, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 10″x 8″ SOLD One of the things that make Ireland so beautiful is how the successive weather fronts move in fast. The clouds skittering across the sky allow a play of light on water and land. It’s...

The First Step is Always the Hardest #177

Light on Water II, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 8″x 8″ SOLD The first step is always the hardest, we’ve all heard that before and I think it applies to all of us when starting out on something new. It certainly applies to the writer facing the blank page or...