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Seville in spain painting

A painting of Seville, Spain to win in my next newsletter sent on the 17th-Oct-24

Oct 10 2 Comments

Sign up to my newsletter to enter a free draw to win my signed, original painting of Seville, Spain worth £120, This painting is 20cm x 21cm, signed & mounted on acid-free card. Newsletter sent 17th-October-24. Sign up to my newsletter here   I look forward to your sign up in the box on thisRead more…

A painting of Saint Côme et Maruéjols

A painting of Saint Côme et Maruéjols, France to win in my next newsletter sent on the 8th-Aug-24

Aug 02 6 Comments

Sign up to my newsletter to enter a free draw to win my signed, original painting of Saint Côme et Maruéjols, France worth £160, This painting is 29cm x 19cm, signed & mounted on acid-free card. Newsletter sent 8th-August-24 . I look forward to your sign up in the box on this page. There willRead more…

Painting of Aimargues France

A painting of Aimargues, Languedoc-Roussillon, France to win in my next newsletter sent on the 6th-Jun-24

May 30 9 Comments

Sign up to my newsletter to enter a free draw to win my signed, original painting of Aimargues, Languedoc-Roussillon, France worth £160, This painting is 28cm x 22cm, signed & mounted on acid-free card. Newsletter sent 6th-Jun-24. I look forward to your sign up in the box on this page. There will be draw andRead more…

Pons Aemilius Rome

A painting of the Pons Aemilius, Rome to win in my next newsletter sent on the 21st-Oct-22

Oct 13 6 Comments

Win this original painting of a the Pons Aemilius, Rome worth £180. Sign up to my newsletter to enter the free draw   This watercolour study of the Pons Aemilius is 29cm x 25cm and is signed, and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on the 21st October 2022. I lookRead more…

Campo Santa Margherita Venice

A painting of A Venice Square to win in my next newsletter dated 15th-Jul-21

Jul 08 1 Comment

Win this original painting of Campo Santa Margherita, Venice worth £160. Sign up to my newsletter to enter the free draw This watercolour preparation study of  Campo Santa Margherita  is 20cm x 20cm signed, and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on the 15th July 2021. I look forward to yourRead more…

Painting of Aimargues France

A painting trip to Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence in France

Jul 25 1 Comment

Earlier this year, we took a trip with friends down to Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence in France. I have not been to this part of France for many years and was really looking forward to it. Naturally, I took my paints, and managed to get a few scenes in as I rested and tucked into theRead more…

Painting of Le Vieux Moulin Hotel, Pont Du Gard

Win a Painting at Pont du Gard in my next newsletter of the 26th August 2018

Jul 20 No Comments

Sign up to my newsletter, and you can enter the free draw to win this original painting worth £130 of  The Vieux Moulin Hotel, Pont du Gard in Southern France.   This watercolour study of  The Vieux Moulin Hotel is 26cm x 17cm, signed and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent outRead 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…

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…

A painting of Savoca and Castelmola, Sicily – Part 2

Sep 26 3 Comments

A painting of Bar Vitelli in Savoca, Sicily   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 some of the finest loves are. But that was for later.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…

Malta Indipendant article

An article on me and my art in The Malta Independent on Sunday

Jul 03 No Comments

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 of LIAM O’FARRELL’s work isRead 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 trip to Malta – Marsascala & Mdina Part 2

Apr 25 No Comments

Mdina has been inhabited in one form or another for well over 4,000 years. So it not an exaggeration to say that in more recent years the Apostle Paul was said to have lived after being shipwrecked here around 60 AD. Mdina used to be the capital of Malta and you can see why. ItRead more…

A painting of Seville, Spain

A painting and drawing trip to Seville, Spain

Mar 05 10 Comments

I took up a generous offer to borrow a friend’s house in Old Seville for a week or so last summer, the trip was mainly for the food, history and wine although I took along my paints too and I was just rummaging through the work I did there and thought it would make aRead more…

watercolour of lourdes

Part 1: A painting trip to the French Pyrenees

Jul 12 2 Comments

I recently visited the French Pyrenees for a painting trip. It’s a wonderful place, and along with the paintings I took some time to write a small journal for this blog.  Thanks for reading.   Our landing at Lourdes Of course the most famous thing about this modest Pyrenees town, the thing that absolutely everyoneRead more…

Part 2: A painting trip to the French Pyrenees

Jul 12 2 Comments

Luz-St-Sauveur See part 1 I was very glad to get to Luz-St-Sauveur. The day was hot and the car was dry. Luz-St-Sauveur is a lovely pre medieval village sitting at the bottom of a valley on the lip of the Pyrenees National Park and all the views you can eat and mountains all around. AsRead more…

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  • Gallery Holt Exhibition Norfolk for Liam OFarrell I will be exhibiting at The Gallery Holt in Norfolk, from 31st May – 8th July 2025
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