Till the Last Ray Gleams III, ©John O’Grady 2015
Oil on deep edged canvas, 31.75″ x 31.75″ x 1.75″
It does not require framing and is ready to hang.
Not for Sale (NFS)
Back at the end of December 2014 when the mornings were dark and grey, I made the first Till the Last Ray Gleams as an antidote to a grey morning I awoke to. I realised that it was also a belief that the wheel will turn and summer will come as it always does.
The affirmation has come to pass with a big YES today. The sun is shining and the sky is blue and I finished this larger version I’ve been working on for quite a while, building texture and then mining into the hillside by scraping back to reveal the paint below and making landmarks into the paint with channels and rivulets.
The wheel turning can just as readily be applied to the affirmation of painting : facing the blank canvas, we need to say yes to ourselves by believing that something will be made.
Yes is a word that can be so powerful.
Today the people of Ireland said YES. Ireland has become the first country in the world to vote for equality for all its citizens to marry.
Isn’t it great what a yes can do.
Molly Bloom’s final words of her soliloquy come to mind “Yes I said yes I will Yes”.
I’d love to hear what you think.
Spectacular. Like the first day and the last day — and what lies under the surface all the days in between, if we open our eyes to it. We can see the curve of the Earth from here, and all the colors of the spectrum in balance. Breathtaking. Yes.
Hello Josephine, your words and thoughts are beautiful, it conjured up memories of Fern Hill by Dylan Thomas.and help me to see the painting in a new light. Thank you. Yes!
It is great what a Yes can do! I enjoyed reading your blog on self-belief John – it makes such sense.
I think JR says so much about the painting and so very well; for me it is wonderfully uplifting, so full of life, drama and energy – a delight to the senses.
Thank you Christine, to paraphrase Nick I think it is ‘The struggle that is important’ and saying yes to that. I am glad you found it uplifting.
Wow, I love these colours. So warm and vibrant with an otherworldly quality. Brilliant!
Hello Tisha,
Thank you very much for your comment, glad to hear that you like it, I think it does have an ‘otherworldly quality’ to it.