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A Limited edition print Maceos bar at Block 9 at The Glastonbury Festival

A painting of Maceos bar at Block 9 at The Glastonbury Festival

May 14 1 Comment

I was commissioned by a member of the crew to paint Maceos Bar at the Glastonbury Festival, and it was a fine experience indeed. You can buy a limited edition print of Maceos here Unlike most bars, Maceos is temporary—built once a year for the festival—but when you arrive, it feels as though it’s beenRead more…

Postmans Park painting in London

A painting of Postman’s Park in The City of London

Nov 26 3 Comments

Postman’s Park has always intrigued me. In the past, I would occasionally stumble upon this wonderful space while walking through the City of London. However, it was always by chance, and I could never locate it again. Its exact location—and even its name—remained a mystery. So, I was delighted earlier this year when a clientRead more…

A video on Allotments

A Video About My Love of Painting Allotments

Aug 07 1 Comment

 Since I’ve been creating videos about my paintings, a very long list has developed and as painting allotments is something I’ve always done and always really enjoyed, I’m really pleased that finally, this subject has come to the top. A set of six Greetings cards You can buy this set of greetings cards hereRead more…

Glastonbury Festival from Rabbit Hole painting

A view of The Glastonbury Festival site with the festival on and with the festival off

May 29 3 Comments

All artists have a vast list of works they want to create, intending to do ‘next’ but never quite getting around to it. It’s just how life is. Another piece gets in the way, or the urgency of day-to-day living delays it once again. And the list grows ever longer. Occasionally, however, the gods ofRead more…

Exhibiting at the Mall Galleries

A video about me exhibiting at The Royal Institute of Oil Painters annual exhibition at The Mall Galleries in London

Nov 30 4 Comments

In this video I am going to talk about my painting of Little Venice in Maida Vale, London. Recently, I was very pleased to discover that it has been chosen to be exhibited at The Royal Institute of Oil Painters annual exhibition at The Mall Galleries in London.    Exhibition opens: Wednesday 29 November, 10amRead more…

Journeys with my sketchbook

A video about the journeys with my sketchbook

Nov 10 1 Comment

I have a shelf at home that is full of my old sketchbooks that occasionally I flick through to recall and relive my past. It occurred to me that my sketchbooks are the nearest thing I have to a diary, which is very useful as I am liable to forget the past. However, when IRead more…

video and painting of the east somerset railway

A painting of a steam train on The East Somerset Railway

Jul 21 4 Comments

In this blog I’m going to talk about the steam trains of the East Somerset Railway in Cranmore. The East Somerset Railway was set up in the early seventies and is run largely by volunteers, who are passionate about preserving the region’s railway heritage and sharing it with the public. Their dedication and hard workRead more…

Maida Vale Walking and painting tour

A walking and painting video tour of Maida Vale in London

Jun 02 4 Comments

See the video below    Maida Vale has been a bit of a favourite spot of mine, so I’ve decided to also write about a few other paintings completed over the years. Initially I am going to talk about this large oil painting which is a scene along the Regent’s Canal in Little Venice,Read more…

Maida Vale drawing and video

A video featuring a small drawing for a large painting in Little Venice, Maida Vale

Feb 15 No Comments

For this one I visited West London, getting-off at Warwick Avenue – probably one of London’s quietest tube stations – to specifically draw the community of Little Venice next to the Regents Canal. This painting is available to buy here See the video here  Two communities in Little Venice by the Regents Canal Really, whenRead more…

A video of a drawing of Clevedon Pier in Somerset

A Small Drawing and Video of Clevedon Pier in Somerset

Jan 26 No Comments

It is January. It’s freezing cold and it’s by the sea, but I’ve decided to go out and do a small drawing of Clevedon Pier in Somerset. And a video to go with it.        It was once described by John Benjamin as the most beautiful peer in England and I thinkRead more…

Painting Pig's head pub in Clapham

An illustration of The Pig’s Head Pub in Clapham, London

Oct 19 No Comments

I was recently commissioned to produce an illustration for a newly refurbished pub in Clapham in south London. Like many pubs in recent times it has been through a few reincarnations and the new owners were going to create a high-end gastropub and rename the pub “The Pig’s Head”. This painting is available as aRead more…

Painting of tower bridge and tower of london

A painting of Tower Bridge and the Tower of London

Oct 19 2 Comments

Someone contacted me earlier this year asking me to paint a scene along the river Thames in London. It is arguably one of the most famous river views in the world. This being the view from the south bank of the Thames looking across to the Tower of London and featuring the iconic Tower Bridge.Read more…

painting of the allotment in Pilton Somerset

My painting is exhibiting at The New English Art Club’s (NEAC) Annual Open Exhibition 2022

Jun 14 2 Comments

I was delighted to learn that my painting ‘A bee in a country allotment’ (yes, there is a bee in there) has been selected for The New English Art Club’s (NEAC) Annual Open Exhibition at the Mall Galleries in Central London between 23 June to 2 July 2022. You can buy a limited edition printRead more…

painting of the allotment in Pilton Somerset

An oil painting of A bee in a country allotment

Jun 14 No Comments

During the lockdowns, I decided to embark on a large project based in my home village of Pilton, Somerset. I mused over a few ideas but finally settled on the village allotment. You can buy a limited edition print of the painting here Over the years I have painted many allotments, some real locations andRead more…

water front Painting Greenwich C

A painting of the Greenwich Waterfront circa 1930

Nov 30 No Comments

You can buy a limited edition print of the painting here   I love a bit of history, so I was thrilled to be asked to paint the Greenwich waterfront. Interestingly, my client did not want a contemporary view but how the area looked circa 1930. I had a small watercolour to go on butRead more…

Painting video around Liverpool docks

A painting video of Liverpool Docks and The Liver Building

Sep 22 5 Comments

Earlier this year, after visiting a client, I took the opportunity to visit Liverpool and do a spot of painting. While there, I thought I would produce a small video of my experiences. I hope you enjoy it.   You can buy a limited edition print of the painting here The City of Liverpool datesRead more…

Leadenhall Market painting

A painting of Leadenhall Market in The City of London

Jan 21 2 Comments

Last year a client contacted me to paint an anniversary present for his husband who he married in 2019. The wedding reception was at The Lamb Tavern in London’s covered Leadenhall Market and he wanted an interior scene of the market showing the pub exterior with him, his husband and their families and friends. A realRead more…

Woodbridge Prep School Map combined

Illustrated Aerial Views Woodbridge School in Suffolk

Dec 21 No Comments

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” To me, this quote is the quote of 2020, we are living through a pandemic so businesses must quickly learn to adapt to the challenges of the ‘new normal’. In normal circumstances a school would hold open days to meet parents and potentialRead more…

A painting of Pilton Somerset

A painting of a house in Pilton Somerset

Jul 27 No Comments

I get asked to work all over the country but, for this commission, I did not have to go far as it was in the village of Pilton, Somerset where I live. See the final painting here The property looks as though it began as a modest farmhouse that over the years was enlarged dependingRead more…

painting of Harrow on the Hill

A Painting of a Victorian house in Harrow on the Hill

Jul 23 4 Comments

I received an email a few months back, requesting that I paint a house in West Street, Harrow on the Hill. A bit of a trip down memory lane as I used to work in Harrow on the Hill years ago, so many of the streets are familiar. I used to frequent The Castle pubRead more…

Painting of Cromer Pier Norfolk

My painting of Cromer Pier is to be exhibited with The Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2019

Nov 13 No Comments

I was very pleased to hear that my painting of Cromer Pier was chosen to be exhibited with The Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2019 at The Mall Galleries in London. Mall Galleries The Mall, London SW1 27 November 2019 to 8 December 2019 You can see more details on the website here.Read more…

Somerset Art Works 2019

An exhibition of my paintings at Somerset Art Works. 21st September to 6th October 2019

Sep 03 No Comments

I am having an exhibition of my paintings, prints and drawings in the 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 come along if you can, weRead more…

Painting of Friers Square London

Illustrations of London and Manchester for a rebrand

Sep 26 4 Comments

I was recently commissioned by KW Wealth, an independent wealth management firm, to help illustrate their rebrand. The background to the story… Recognising that the financial industry is fragmented and can often seem unapproachable, my brief was to capture the human face of KW Wealth. Almost all their clients are seen face to face asRead more…

The Greenwich Visitor magazine did a feature on my paintings

The Greenwich Visitor Magazine have a feature on the paintings I did of the borough

Apr 10 2 Comments

I posted a few paintings  on Twitter recently of the work I did in Greenwich, London. These were picked up by The Greenwich Visitor Magazine who asked to do a feature on them. Naturally I accepted. Very decent of them. You can read the full article below And you can see the whole magazine on thisRead more…

Paintings of Morston in Norfolk

A two painting commission of Morston, Norfolk

Jan 24 4 Comments

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 are conventionally beautiful or picturesqueRead more…

A painting of Charing Cross Road London

A painting of Charing Cross Road, London

Jan 24 3 Comments

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 out of Westminster and Trafalgar Square must have been there for many hundreds of years,Read more…

Tin Pan Alley for Somerset Art Works

An oil painting of Denmark Street London

Dec 02 3 Comments

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 of me. Dominating the skyRead more…

A mural of London Architecture

A 4.2 meter wide mural of London’s architecture painted on an apartment wall

Aug 17 2 Comments

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 a mural before, so IRead more…

Park Stage Glastonbury painting

Paintings of The Glastonbury Festival

Jun 28 No Comments

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 the festival in 1990 soRead more…

Spread of Paint & Draw magazine

Painting and video tutorial for Paint & Draw Magazine

May 25 No Comments

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. You can buy a limited edition print of this painting here I workRead more…

A sketchbook video of Liam ofarrell artist

Launching my YouTube Channel – A Sketchbook View

Apr 26 9 Comments

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 you’re keen. A Sketchbook viewRead more…

Architectural illustration

Architectural illustration to help create a successful bid for over 100 homes

Mar 20 No Comments

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 to the current environment. ARead more…

Draw & paint cover Liam O'Farrell

A feature on me in Paint & Draw magazine

Mar 20 3 Comments

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 sifting through my image archiveRead more…

illustration of a laboratory

An illustration commission of a modern laboratory

Jan 25 4 Comments

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 a hi-tech, busy environment withRead more…

To men eating in Denmark Street, London

A drawing to give away in my next newsletter sent 26 January 2017

Jan 23 2 Comments

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 an oil painting, while there,Read more…

A painting tour of Taormina, and Isola Bella, Sicily. Part 1

Sep 26 No Comments

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 on the plane washing downRead more…

drawing of Taormina Fruit seller Sicily

A drawing of a fruit seller in Taormina Sicily 29/September/16

Sep 26 2 Comments

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 suitcase in the summer heatRead more…

A painting of a house

A painting commission of a house for a wedding gift

Aug 24 No Comments

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 building. A lovely thatched formerRead more…

Drawing of people in Port Isaac

A drawing of tourists in Port Isaac to give away 25/August/16

Aug 18 2 Comments

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 the tourists tend to lopeRead more…

A painting of Goodwood Revival festival

A painting commission of The Goodwood Revival Festival

Jul 28 1 Comment

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. You can buy this painting as a limited edition print here What is the Goodwood Revival festival? “From 1948 to 1966 the Goodwood circuit was the spiritual home of BritishRead more…

Paintings of Bridges of London

Painting railway bridges in London. Railway art is most enjoyable

Jul 28 1 Comment

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 time. Getting into London fromRead more…

A drawing of builders in London

Two drawings to give away in my next newsletter on 28/July/16

Jul 22 6 Comments

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 produce a few preparatory drawings,Read more…

Pulteney Bridge painting

Painting two Bridges in Bath, Somerset

Jun 29 No Comments

This painting of Pulteney Bridge is available to buy here. As I now live in Somerset, I thought I would do a local painting or two. I often visit the ancient town of Bath. This spot has been inhabited since at least the Iron Age, however, it was developed into a city and shrine byRead more…

malta people drawings

Two drawings to give away in my next newsletter on 09/June/16

Jun 07 3 Comments

Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win these preparatory pencil drawings. About these drawings I drew these tourists in Malta. They were sitting outside ‘The Pub’ which was the last watering hole of the late Oliver Reed. On May 2 1999, Oliver Reed visited The Pub while onRead more…

Valletta Malta from Sliema painting

A painting trip to Malta – Valletta. Part 1

May 25 6 Comments

I had never been to Malta before though it was always on my list for visits. I say this, as in a strange way, this diminutive island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, had a more than significant influence in my upbringing. Firstly, my dad was in the Royal Navy in the sixties andRead more…

A painting of Battersea Power Station

A painting of Battersea Power Station, London

Apr 21 2 Comments

This painting of Battersea Power Station, London is available to buy here as a limited edition print.  I first moved to London in 1988 and I could see Battersea Power Station from the Portsmouth train coming into Waterloo. As I looked at it, someone told me that it was going to be renovated next yearRead more…

Painting of st marys works Norwich

An illustration of St Mary’s Works in Norwich

Apr 21 No Comments

I was approached by the architect developer Architekton to help them illustrate their ideas in the development of St Mary’s Works in Norwich. An ideal job for me as my pencils and brushes can get to work on great architecture and community living. What is St Mary’s Works? St Mary’s Works is located in whatRead more…

man and dog drawing for blog

A drawing of a man & dog to give away in my next newsletter on 21/04/16

Apr 12 6 Comments

Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this preparatory pencil drawing. About this drawing While working on a painting in Commercial Road in Spitalfields, London I spotted this man, and his dog loping across the pedestrian crossing. I noted them down and saved them for an up andRead more…

15 Drawings of Pilton Village, Somerset

Mar 09 3 Comments

St John The Baptist Church, Pilton Village, Somerset. Grade 1 listed building. After growing up in the City of Portsmouth in Hampshire, I then moved to London. I lived in that mad bad and most thrilling city for near on 24 years. I still work mostly in London, though I now live in the delightfulRead more…

A painting of Battersea Reach, London

Mar 09 3 Comments

I was commissioned to paint the new apartments on the southern bank of the Thames known as Battersea Reach. This part of the river was severely damaged during World War II probably due to the local industries and the vast power station was just up river. Bombing accuracy was never as good as the filmsRead more…

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