johnOGILVY

My art deals with landscape and our civilization’s impact on it. I realize that our subtle impacts on the land can arguably be more aesthetically interesting than the raw wilderness that preceded them. In my paintings I like to include things that I know exist in the landscape, which usually are considered unsightly in a work of art. When looking at a scene, one tends to overlook these objects. By bringing attention to them in my work, I offer the viewer, in some ways, a more realistic view of a typical scene.

The paintings are often of no specific place, but rather are synthesized from many experiences and memories. I travel a fair amount, often internationally, accumulating these ideas before painting them in my studio on Gabriola Island, B.C. Canada. I do not foresee any sudden thematic changes in my work, but rather a continuation of the artistic progression I’ve been making for more than twenty years.

John Ogilvy


Get Across  2011  Oil on canvas  34" x 54"  Available in Vancouver


In Transit  2011  Oil on canvas  28" x 57"  Available in Vancouver


Harbour  2011  Oil on canvas  27" x 54"  Available in Vancouver


Ride  2011  Oil on canvas  54" x 32"


Above All  2010  Oil on canvas  47" x 47"  SOLD


Top Down  2011  Oil on canvas  38" x 45.5"  SOLD


Cruise  2011  Oil on canvas  54" x 32"  SOLD


Pass  2011  Oil on canvas  33.5" x 52"  SOLD


False Creek  2010  Oil on canvas  31" x 55"  SOLD


No Stopping  2010  Oil on canvas  35" x 47"  SOLD


Night Life  2010  Oil on canvas  36" x 48"  SOLD


Island Life  2010  Oil on canvas  22.5" x 55"  SOLD


Cool Drive  2010  Oil on canvas  48" x 36"  SOLD


Straight up  2009  Oil on canvas  39.5" x 32"  SOLD


Slalom  2009  Oil on canvas  36" x 47"  SOLD


Inclined  2009  Oil on canvas  39.5" x 32"  SOLD


Luge  2009  Oil on canvas  36" x 47"  SOLD


Pass Through  2009  Oil on canvas  37.5" x 47"  SOLD


Head Out  2009  Oil on canvas  47" x 35.5"  SOLD


Head In  2009  Oil on canvas  35.5" x 47"  SOLD


The Strip  Oil on canvas  47" x 47"  SOLD


Good morning  Oil on canvas  48" x 60"  SOLD


On The Coast  Oil on canvas  40" x 50"  SOLD


Time To Kill  Oil on canvas  47" x 59"  SOLD


November  Oil on canvas  47" x 52"  SOLD

  
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