In a great effort to stay with the times, and to deliver a clearer idea of what I do, I am putting more effort into video blogs. ‘Vlogs’ I am supposed to call them. I did a few last year, and I rather enjoyed it all so here we go. See (read more…)
What initially brought me to Maida Vale was a painting commission, though while there, I thought I would take the opportunity to learn a bit more about the area and to maybe do a painting or two. Of course if you are touring any area of London the first ‘stop’ (read more…)
Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this original painting worth £150 of Lymington, Hampshire, UK. This watercolour study of the harbour in Lymington is 25cm x 15cm, signed and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on the 22nd February (read more…)
One of the great advantages of my job is that I never know where I may be sent to work next. To some this may create feelings of anxiety though to me, it delivers a genuine sense of adventure. It is not as though all the places I get sent (read more…)
This painting of Charing Cross Road is available to buy here. In my painting, I have chosen the view of the junction of Charing Cross Road (left to right) and Old Compton Street (ahead). At the far left is Cambridge Circus with the Junction of Shaftsbury Avenue. This road running north (read more…)
Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this original painting worth £150 of A caravan tea shop in St Ives, Cornwall. This watercolour study of a caravan at St Ives is 28cm x 10cm, signed and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent (read more…)
Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this original preparatory painting worth £180 of The Chrysler building, New York. This watercolour study of The Chrysler building is 21 cm x 16cm, signed and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on (read more…)
Hampstead is or was a village that sits high up on a hill overlooking London to the south. And to the North, which is up the road in my Heath Street painting, you will come across Hampstead Heath. A preserved heath land that remained remarkably unmolested by the developers. Aside (read more…)
This painting of Denmark Street is available to buy here I first noticed this scene of Denmark street whilst dipping through an alley way from the direction of Covent Garden. I paused outside the church of St Giles just by the Resurrection gate and saw the painting right in front (read more…)
I am having an exhibition of my paintings, prints and drawings in my home village of Pilton, Somerset as part of ‘Somerset Art Works’. It is located in a lovely barn, and overlooks the Glastonbury Festival Pyramid stage which is a bit of a change from the big city. Do (read more…)
Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this original preparatory painting worth £180 of Cromer Pier, Norfolk. This watercolour study of Cromer Pier is 26.5cm x 15cm, signed and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on the 15th September (read more…)
Earlier in the year, I was commissioned to paint both ends of Maunsel Street, a London Westminster street. I am fortunate in that I have a job that sends me where ever the client chooses. So just when I think I know an area pretty well, I get a commission (read more…)
I have been painting London’s architecture for many years now. I have always enjoyed running about the metropolis, noting its eclectic and often eccentric buildings, so I was most intrigued when a client called me up to commission a very large mural of London buildings for her apartment. I have never done (read more…)
BBC Countryfile Magazine contacted me again to produce another illustration based on using SmartPhones to track down, and conserve wildlife. Can technology bring us closer to nature? As a species, for the first time in our history, we have become networked. We carry phones. We check our status updates. We share (read more…)
Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this original preparatory painting worth £100 of Shoreditch, London. This watercolour study of Shoreditch is 14cm x 16cm, signed and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on the 18th August 2017. I look (read more…)
The online London tourist site ‘The Londonist’ contacted me and asked if they could do a feature on some of my London paintings. They were particularly keen on my London street market scenes. Naturally, I was happy to oblige. Once the article was done, they decided to do a (read more…)
Those nice people at LONDONIST, the very popular events guide to London decided to a feature on my paintings of London’s many and varied markets. “Artist Liam O’Farrell has traversed London’s biggest markets, immortalising them in his wonderful watercolours. Here, we see the markets through Liam’s eyes — some bustling, some deathly silent (read more…)
Since 2012 I am fortunate to live in the Somerset village of Pilton. Not only a beautiful place to live but also home to one of the worlds largest music and performing arts festivals. Thankfully I don’t have to do any camping out these days though I started going to (read more…)
I was pleased to be invited to contribute an illustration to July’s issue of the BBC Countryfile Magazine. “If you love the great British countryside and the great outdoors, you’ll love BBC Countryfile Magazine. Based on the long-running BBC One TV series, this monthly magazine is packed with the latest (read more…)
Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this original preparatory painting worth £120 of Mousehole, Cornwall, UK This watercolour study is 15cm x 18cm, signed and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on the 30 June 2017. I look forward (read more…)
My painting of 80 Camberwell Road, a Grade II-listed Georgian townhouse, is being exhibited as part of the London Festival of Architecture 2017. More about The London Festival of Architecture The London Festival of Architecture was founded in 2004, and is now firmly established as Europe’s biggest annual architecture festival. (read more…)
A few months back, Paint & Draw Magazine did a article on me and my work. Since that time they contacted me again and asked if I would put together a tutorial about my work processes. I was delighted to do so. This painting is available to buy here You (read more…)
Sign up to my newsletter, and you can enter the free draw to win this original preparatory painting worth £190 of Denmark Street (Tin Pan Alley), London. This watercolour study is 15cm x 20cm, signed and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on the 25 May (read more…)
I was commissioned to paint this junction of Shoreditch High Street. My client spent many years living in an apartment on this junction, and wanted a memory of it. Today, it is party central with a bar, club, coffee shop or nightclub on every corner. Oh mustn’t forget the arty (read more…)
This month I am launching my YouTube channel. It is something I have been wanted to do for a long time and am most pleased that I have finally got around to it. I will be doing videos regularly so please do subscribe, and add the odd ‘like’ too if (read more…)
Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this original preparatory painting worth £160 of Dalston Lane, Hackney, London. This watercolour study is 23cm x 13cm, signed and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on the 27 April 2017. I (read more…)
I worked with the Architects Woodside Park Commercial Centre to help put together a successful bid by providing architectural illustration to build a residential park with over 100 dwellings. WPCC felt that if they were to make a successful bid, then they needed to propose initial designs that were sympathetic (read more…)
I was recently contacted by Paint & Draw magazine to feature in an article on my work, naturally, I was more than happy to help out. During our conversation, we agreed that all the works shown were done entirely en plein air (on site) in one day. I really enjoyed (read more…)
You can buy a limited edition print of the final painting for here £120 Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this original preparatory painting worth £160 of The Royal Hill in Greenwich, London. This watercolour study is 21cm x 13cm, signed and (read more…)
I was commissioned by the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the USA to illustrate a laboratory for their annual newsletter. Rather than just text and figures, they wanted to develop a colourful image that best personified the organisation. The idea being that they would feature their modern laboratories showing (read more…)
You can buy a limited edition print of this painting here During the summer, I was commissioned to paint the White Cross riverside pub in Richmond upon Thames. It is a stout and impressive London brick building, constructed in the early 19th century as a watering hole for locals, and (read more…)
Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this preparatory pencil drawing of two fellas eating their lunch on Denmark Street, London. About this drawing in Denmark Street, London I was working on a drawing in Denmark Street in London as a basis for (read more…)
I attended a tour of Smithfield Market in London. I also decided to to a painting of the market when it was all over. A real ‘Cathedral of Meat’. This painting is available to buy here. A limited edition print of this painting is available to buy here. Arriving at (read more…)
Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this signed limited edition print of an allotment worth £120. Details Unframed: 39cm x 21cm (not including the white boarder paper) giclee print. See below for Additional Information A bit about The Allotment show. The painting is based on (read more…)
Come along to the Pilton Christmas Fayre and find beautiful and quirky gifts for the festive season. All three floors of the Village Hall will have stalls showcasing the best arts and crafts from Pilton and the local area. Entrance free, refreshments available. Children’s Clothes, Paintings, Felt hats and scarfs, (read more…)
I painted this fishing boat one Sunday morning (6th Nov 2016) in Eastney, Portsmouth. It is the view from Ferry Road to Lock Lake where many of the local fishing boats are pulled up beyond the tide line for safety and repairs. Over the years, many are now used for (read more…)
I am having an exhibition of my paintings at The Crystal in London’s Royal Victoria Docks from Tuesday the 8th of November to Sunday the 20th of November 2016 About The Crystal – one of the world’s most sustainable buildings Due to its innovative architecture and technology, the Crystal is (read more…)
During the rather short summer, I was asked to illustrate a selection of vegetables for the packaging of a selection of quality ready meals by ‘Pure Kitchen’ in Ireland. About Pure Kitchen “We craft handmade meals from the best quality, locally sourced ingredients for you to enjoy at home or (read more…)
Sign up to my newsletter, and you can enter the free draw to win this original watercolour of two pieces of broccoli. About this watercolour Earlier this year, I was given a packaging commission. The idea being that I would paint a series of separate vegetables reflecting various ingredients. Each (read more…)
A painting of Bar Vitelli in Savoca, Sicily This painting is available to buy here. In the 1972 film ‘The Godfather’, Bar Vitelli in Savoca, Sicily was the location where Michael Corleone brokered the marriage deal with the father of his future wife Apollonia. Sadly Michael’s love was doomed as (read more…)
Prior to going on a painting trip (and in this case Sicily) I always promise myself that I will do plenty of research before my journey. “It’s professional” I say. “You will be prepared” I go on. I never do of course, life moves too quickly. So there I am (read more…)
Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this preparatory pencil drawing of this Sicilian fruit seller in Taormina, Sicily. About this drawing in Taormina From the bus station in Taormina there is a slow, long climb to the centre of town. Dragging a (read more…)
I was contacted recently by someone who requested a painting of their house as a wedding gift for his bride to be. Painting peoples’ homes is something I do all the time so I was more than happy to help out and I agreed. I was also pleased with the (read more…)
Whilst wondering about The City of London one weekend, I accidently came across Leadenhall Market. I had no idea it was there and it is a bit of a shock at first site. An ornate red cake wedding cake of a building muscled in either side by concrete and glass. (read more…)
Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this preparatory pencil drawing of tourists in Port Isaac, Cornwall. About this drawing in Port Isaac In May I visited Port Isaac in Cornwall to do a spot of drawing and painting. While working I noticed (read more…)
I was commissioned by one of the people involved in the Goodwood Revival festival to paint a scene which gives a flavour of the festival. What is the Goodwood Revival festival? “From 1948 to 1966 the Goodwood circuit was the spiritual home of British motor racing, staging classic races such (read more…)
Over the years, I have painted a few of these railway bridges in London, and thought I would put them together as a series. Despite their disruptive construction, I can’t help liking them. They are very ‘London’. Just a pity that many of the trains they support are rarely on (read more…)
Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win these preparatory pencil drawings of builders in Denmark Street. About these drawings I have decided to paint a large oil painting of Denmark Street in London, and to get myself rolling I wondered over there to (read more…)
I visited Malta for a holiday, and while there I did six paintings of the island nation. The Malta Independent on Sunday picked up my paintings on Twitter, and asked for an interview. I was more than happy you can see the copy below. People and architecture Even though much (read more…)