by John | 30 Jun 2019 | Land
A Murmur in the Trees VI, ©John O’Grady 16″ x 16″ x 1.75″ acrylic on canvas, ready to hang SOLD This past week, a heatwave has come to the south of France. An all time record was broken in a town barely half an hour from here with temperatures surpassing 45˚C....
by John | 26 Mar 2014 | Landscape Paintings - Provence
Click on image to enlarge. Approaching Rain, Provence. ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 16″x 16″ SOLD Yes there are moments when the deep blue sky of Provence becomes angry and threatens rain and even hail, particularly in March. This painting includes two loves of...
by John | 11 Mar 2014 | Landscape Paintings - Provence
Pink Moon is on Its Way, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 8″x 10″ SOLD It might be wishful thinking on my part but summer is coming. This painting with an arrangement of violets evokes I think the warmth of a summer evening that you might see here in Provence, when...
by John | 12 Feb 2013 | Landscape Paintings - Provence
The Mimosa Tree, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 6″x 6″ Not for Sale The warm yellow in the painting I finished last week, The Gorse Bush, reminded me of mimosa trees. I lived for a short while on the Côte d’Azur and in February, you can see...
by John | 16 Nov 2012 | Landscape Paintings - Provence
Pine Trees in Le Graveyron, ©John O’Grady, 2012 Oil on Panel, 5″x 7″ The autumnal late afternoon sun illuminated the vines I could see through pine trees. I liked the contrast of the trees in the shade that highlighted the brightness of the vine...