Art Exhibition
A SPLASH OF COLOUR !
A solo exhibition by Eoin O'Connor in Tinakilly Country House Hotel. Running from 30th May til 2nd June, open daily.
Exhibition Launch with music by Cearbhall O'Meadhra : 6pm , Sunday 30th May. By invite, email info@wicklowartsfestival.ie for enquiries.
Irish artist Eoin O'Connor is living and working in Aughrim, County Wicklow. His highly sought after pieces are among both leading business and private collections at home and abroad.
Eoin draws much of his inspiration for his work from characters and places in and around County Wicklow. Bold and quirky colours serve to amplify the lasting impression such scenery leaves on the viewer - exaggerated angles of view, inquisitive subject matter featuring local livestock all capture the imagination and invariably stop admirers in their tracks!
Already Eoin has attracted considerable media attention following a recent publishing deal to supply over 5,000 galleries worldwide. For the last two years he also had his paintings in the Waldorf Astoria in New York at the Celtic Ball.
Eoin paints from his Studio located in the picturesque town of Aughrim, County Wicklow. He has also opened a gallery in Kinsale County Cork, called Art box.
Painting is Eoin's passion, he realises how lucky he is to do something he loves so much for a living. Yet with all this excitement Eoin feels personal pressure to always evolve and get better, this tension is what makes his paintings so special.
Have a look at Eoin's work on www.eoinoconnor.com
Cearbhall O'Meadhra
Cearbhall O'Meadhra is a folk singer and instrumentalist playing guitar in the Flamenco style, the Uileann pipes and the tin whistle.
He has been involved in music since the age of four when he commenced a 14-year study of the classical piano. He then moved over to the guitar and was a regular accompanist and contributor to student musical events throughout his five years as a student of Architecture in University College Dublin. After graduation he became involved in the Swamp Folk Club in Dublin in company with such performers as Na FilÌ and the members of Planxty.
He studied guitar for three years in Spain in the mid 1970s and conducted a four month musical tour in the USA during Carter's election year. A concert tour in Norway followed in 1981 after which Cearbhall established his own music school in the Dublin and North Wicklow areas and has devised a computer-based Notespeller program for a range of fretted stringed instruments. Since moving to Bray in the mid 80s, Cearbhall has become a regular participant in sessions around Bray, Delgany and Greystones and is also an active member of the Bray Arts Committee.
In association with Tinakilly House Hotel
