Paintings by Rosalyn O'Grady



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I never know where a painting
will come from. It may be a
stack of green peppers in the grocery store or two ladies in deep conversation sitting
at the table next to me in a restaurant or sunlight
shinning on a piece of fabric.
I call these sudden
insights "my little gems of inspirations". They can become paintings themselves or they
can jog memories of places,
persons, things, and even experiences that  I have forgotten. These little
gems are very exciting
because they can be the beginnings from which a painting will evolve.
I would like the viewer to have
this same experience when viewing my paintings
and perhaps find in
them something that
they can recognize and
relate to in a personal way.