Fields at Rest

Fields at Rest, ©John O’Grady 15″ x 21″ x 1″, oil on panel, ready to hang. NFS (Not for Sale) Across the fallow fields of Northern France, another year is coming to a close. 100 years ago today peace finally came back to the land after unimaginable loss of life. They...

Flurry on the Dublin Mountains #167

Flurry on the Dublin Mountains, ©John O’Grady, 2014 Oil on Panel, 8″x 10″ SOLD The winter of 2010 was a special one in Ireland, a true winter wonderland. When the snow came over the Irish sea  and onto the mountains, I have a strong recollection of looking at the...

Peace II #166

Peace II, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 10″x 10″ Not For Sale I’d like to send you and your loved ones Season’s Greetings and wish you a peaceful new year. Thank you for your support this year. All the best,...

Memories are Made for This #163

Winter Sunset, ©John O’Grady, 2013 Oil on Panel, 6″x 6″ SOLD “It is better to paint from memory, for thus your work will be your own” Paul Gauguin When I close my eyes, I can tell myself what I want to see in my mind’s eye. Invented or real,...

La Route du Nougat #83

La Route du Nougat, ©John O’Grady, 2012 Oil on Panel, 5″x 7″ In Provence, the custom for the Christmas meal is to have 13 desserts on the table. Sent on a mission to buy one of them, nougat made by a reputed artisan in Sault, a town on a plateau near...