
We didn’t have a dresser in our kitchen. We only had shelves with hooks for the cups. The gas cooker was in a room on its own, called the scullery.
Kitchen units? – we’d never heard of them. But we had a fireplace, with a fire that never went out. Maybe that’s why I started my series of paintings of old fireplaces. They hold so many memories in their dusty hearths.
And in the upcoming 2 person show “Silent Stories” at the Belltable in Limerick, I’ll be showing some new pieces (see one above). I think that they’ll work well alongside Miriam McConnon’s paintings of domestic objects.
Because, whether we sit at a fireplace and poke at the flames or whether we peel the potatoes or dry the dishes or just drink tea from a chipped teacup, we get used to the ordinary things around us, they become part of our lives. They reveal something of the story of our lives.
Yes, the photo above is one I came across in the attic this morning. It’s the tinteán we had in my mother’s house. The photo was taken after she died and the fire was no longer lit. An embroidered fireguard covers the void. A couple of holy statues and a lot of postcards on the mantelpiece. That unfortunate Child o’ Prague – it had fallen and been repaired so many times…
The painting below is one of Miriam’s. Coloured Threads. They remind me of my mother, sitting in front of the fire, sewing.

But cmere – our 2 person show “Silent Stories” opens at the Belltable on Saturday, the 11th of March. More of the story at –
http://www.oliviercornetgallery.com/#/exhibitions-silent-stories/4593508254
http://www.eoinmaclochlainn.com/
http://www.oliviercornetgallery.com/
https://www.limetreetheatre.ie/shows/belltable/
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“Silent Stories”, an upcoming 2 person show at the Belltable in Limerick, will feature art by Miriam McConnon and Eoin Mac Lochlainn.
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Thanks for that Óglach, all the best, eoin
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You’re very welcome.
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Pictiúr den tinteán go hálainn
Go raibh míle maith agat
Fearghas
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🙂
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My grandmother’s Child of Prague is in a similar state and yet we still treasure it. Best wishes for the exhibition!
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Thanks very much Katherine, and thanks for stopping by. Keep on bloggin’ 🙂
eoin
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Your painting is absolutely stunning! I love it! 🙂
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Thank you Miss Gentileschi, I like your gray wolf
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It’s my pleasure, Eoin! And thank you so much, that wolf is one of my favourites!! 😄
I look forward to see more of your wonderful art in the future! Best wishes, Sarah
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thanks again, eoin 🙂
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The painting of the fire place is really beautiful
I love the texture and depth
Congrats
Hope all works out for you
As Sheldon Always
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