Study of Edward Seago’s ‘Boats Drying Sails’ by John O’Neill

Comments

Excellent boats!

Posted by Anne Fletcher on Wed 24 Dec 17:40:27

Thank you Anne ☺️

Posted by John O’Neill on Wed 24 Dec 19:12:34

This is really good John.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Wed 24 Dec 19:24:22

Stephen 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Posted by John O’Neill on Wed 24 Dec 19:42:16

Superb and beautifully done .

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Wed 24 Dec 21:48:12

SO good!

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 25 Dec 08:17:42

Many thanks Heather 🙏🏼

Posted by John O’Neill on Thu 25 Dec 08:33:00

Much obliged Dixie 🙏🏼👍🏼

Posted by John O’Neill on Thu 25 Dec 08:33:19

Super piece, love the sky treatment.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Thu 25 Dec 19:24:44

So beautifully dramatic with such minimal brushwork John. Wonderful.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Thu 25 Dec 22:15:56

Love a good Seago!! Well painted copy!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Fri 26 Dec 08:07:15

Much appreciated Andrew 🙏🏼☺️

Posted by John O’Neill on Fri 26 Dec 10:04:20

Thank you Carole, glad you like it 🤗

Posted by John O’Neill on Fri 26 Dec 10:04:48

Many thanks Thalia 🤗🤗

Posted by John O’Neill on Fri 26 Dec 10:05:08

I think the boats are excellent and the limited palette works really well. Seago is a bit of a hero of mine,

Posted by Susan Woods on Fri 26 Dec 17:32:57

Thank you Susan, I share your admiration for Seago 🙏🏼

Posted by John O’Neill on Fri 26 Dec 17:57:50

This is just beautiful. I love the grey melting into the grey, and the silhouettes against it.

Posted by Lynne Brookfield on Sun 28 Dec 00:21:01

Dear Lynne, thank you for writing such a wonderful comment 🙏🏼

Posted by John O’Neill on Sun 28 Dec 08:07:28

A very good likeness well painted.👌

Posted by William Jones on Sun 28 Dec 13:08:39

Much obliged William 🙏🏼

Posted by John O’Neill on Sun 28 Dec 16:05:21

The marks and colour so good.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Wed 11 Feb 20:25:23

Thank you John 🙏🏼

Posted by John O’Neill on Wed 11 Feb 20:54:48

Beautiful

Posted by Elaine Nash on Fri 17 Apr 19:22:35

Hang on Studio Wall

24/12/2025

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A limited palette, quick oil painting study of one of my favourite Seago paintings

About the Artist

John O’Neill

Born in Belfast in 1966 and a lifelong painter. A resident of Stavanger Norway between 2018 and 2021 with a UK base near Reading England and in Aberdeen, Scotland. Most recent work is Scottish landscape, urban scenes and contemporary Norwegian landscape, often working in oils or gouache, line &…

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