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The Violet Sky, ©John O’Grady, 2013
Oil on Panel, 5″x 7″

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This 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 textured warm palette of earth colours and a warm violet sky to allow
some cool under painting to show through above the skyline which I feel gives added interest to the painting.

The silver moon, the only cool colour and the brightest, glows as it floats in the warmth of the violet.