Beth O'Grady

The Object of Painting

Beth O'Grady — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:04:27 +0000

The object of painting a picture is not to make a picture – however unreasonable this may sound. The picture, if a picture results, is a by-product and may be useful, valuable, interesting as a sign of what has past. The object, which is back of every true work of art, is the attainment of a state of being, a state of high functioning, a more than ordinary moment of existence.
– Robert Henri, The Art Spirit, 1923

Letting Go

Beth O'Grady — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:03:02 +0000

Letting Go © Beth O’Grady 2011
oil on canvas, 22 x 28″

Map (In Case We Get Separated)

Beth O'Grady — Sat, 28 May 2011 19:37:52 +0000

Map (In Case We Get Separated) © Beth O’Grady 2011
oil on canvas, 22 x 28″

Do the Thing

Beth O'Grady — Fri, 27 May 2011 01:37:52 +0000

Do the thing and you will have the power.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Forgotten Dream

Beth O'Grady — Wed, 11 May 2011 17:09:36 +0000

Forgotten Dream © Beth O’Grady 2011
oil on canvas, 22 x 28″

The Essence of Things

Beth O'Grady — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:56:20 +0000

What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things…it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface.
– Constantin Brancusi

Last Day of Winter

Beth O'Grady — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:52:31 +0000

I Wanted to Show You

Beth O'Grady — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:18:08 +0000

Eva’s Dream

Beth O'Grady — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:59:33 +0000

Vases, Flowers, Yellow

Beth O'Grady — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 03:02:17 +0000