Always for the First Time #254

by | 4 Apr 2015 | Landscape Paintings - Ireland

Always for the First Time, ©John O’Grady 2015 Oil on deep edged canvas 12″ x 12″ x 1.75″ It does not require framing and is ready to hang SOLD Recently, I came across a poem by André Breton, the founder of Surrealism titled ‘Always for the First Time’. The...

Winter Reflections #250

by | 22 Feb 2015 | Landscape Paintings - Ireland

Click the image to see it larger. Winter Reflections, ©John O’Grady 2015 Oil on canvas 20″ x 8″ x 0.75″ This winter painting of Killary Harbour in Connemara is looking from county Galway across to the mountains in county Mayo. It’s the only fjord in Ireland....

The Fallow Field #230

by | 12 Nov 2014 | Landscape Paintings - Ireland

The Fallow Field, ©John O’Grady 2014 Oil on Panel 5″x 7″ SOLD We are deeply drawn to the land. It nourishes us throughout our lives and welcomes us back unto itself at the end of our days. But us, being humans, have this innate yearning to strive, which is...

Autumn Mist on the Sugar Loaf #226

by | 22 Oct 2014 | Landscape Paintings - Ireland

Autumn Mist on the Sugar Loaf, ©John O’Grady 2014 Oil on deep edged stretched canvas 30.3 cm x 30.3 cm x 4.7 cm deep (12″ x 12″, no need to frame and ready to hang) SOLD The days are shortening as we slowly move into a time when the land will lie dormant. Autumn...