The Violet Sky #165

The Violet Sky, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 5″x 7″ SOLDThis painting shows the newly risen moon over the bog at twilight. The arrangement in violet, copper brown and silver started off with an underpainting of cool dark blue. Then, I painted over with a highly...

The Golden Tree #80

John O’Grady, oil on Panel, 6″x 6″, 2012 Looking from my terrace, at the end of the day a shaft of winter light has been illuminating this tree for the last month. All the leaves have now gone, but the memory of its glow is still with...

The Chapel in the Olive Grove #58

John O’Grady, Oil on Panel, 5″x 7″, 2012 Nyons is the capital of Olive oil making in France. All around the town are ancient groves,some are hundreds of years old. The older Olive trees get,  the more sculptural they become. Not for Sale...

View across the Bay #51

View Across the Bay, ©John O’Grady, 2012 Oil on Panel, 5″ x 7″ This is a piece that evokes all the times I have waited for the train that hugs the Bay of Dublin to go into town. Looking across the bay from the harbour of Dun Laoghaire, the clouds...