Vårlivården

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Excellent. Love it.

Posted by Elaine Nash on Thu 13 May 08:03:12

Love your Approach to this painting John. And the towering mountain above the almost vulnerable town is superb.

Posted by Chris Scott on Thu 13 May 09:50:50

4 great posts John

Posted by Heather Love on Thu 13 May 12:56:06

I really like all of the pictures you are showing here John. Thanks for also telling us some of the tools you used to create them.

Posted by David Williams on Thu 13 May 14:42:31

Especially like this one

Posted by Hilary Forbes on Thu 13 May 15:20:50

Like all your posts today, but especially this one, lovely style.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Thu 13 May 15:29:49

Lovely textures, eye catching John.

Posted by Katy Dean on Thu 13 May 16:18:54

Fantastic! So effective!

Posted by Diane Boswell on Thu 13 May 20:02:59

Elaine, Chris, Heather, David, Hillary, Jenny, Katy and Diane, I'd like to thank you all for taking the time to write such positive and encouraging things. I'm unable to figure out how to reply individually so I hope this message of gratitude makes it to you somehow.

Posted by John O’Neill on Fri 14 May 09:15:48

Awesome painting

Posted by Romila Datta on Fri 14 May 10:07:05

Romila, you're very kind!

Posted by John O’Neill on Fri 14 May 10:13:53

Another excellent painting which is really dramatic in the way you are showing the mountain towering over a small town.

Posted by Sunil Mehta on Sun 16 May 11:46:06

Love it!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Tue 25 May 09:01:32

Thank you Linda and Sunil :)

Posted by John O’Neill on Tue 25 May 10:38:43

Hang on Studio Wall

13/05/2021

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One of a collection of twelve paintings created to mark the artists time in Norway. An impasto oil painting on a 60 x 60 cm wooden cradled panel, this work is heavily texture and was made with a variety of mark making tools ranging from brushes, to rollers, palette knives and kebab skewers. It shows weather beaten farm buildings at the foot of the Norwegian mountain, Vårlivården.

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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