In March I was asked to paint a picture for a 50th birthday party. The subject of the painting was venue for the party, namely The Carpenters Arms pub in Fitzrovia, London. I was exhibiting at The Mall Galleries so I had an opportunity to get the initial visual just before a Private View onRead more…
The Sipsmith Gin company contacted me during the last days of winter to work on a summer campaign for their new Gin & Tonic in a can. The Sipsmith Gin & Tonic concept The initial idea was to create a scene which encompassed a number outdoor activities we may undertake during the Summer months andRead more…
Sign up to my newsletter and you will be able to enter the free draw to win this original painting of A vintage Volkswagen Bus , worth £90. This watercolour study of a Vintage Volkswagen Bus is 19cm x 14cm, signed, and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on the 18th July,Read more…
Last year I was asked to paint a double commission of Lymington in Hampshire. I had an enjoyable visit and it all seemed to go well, so I was more than happy to receive an email from another client asking me to paint The Ship Inn on the quayside. The Ship Inn is a lovelyRead more…
Sign up to my newsletter and you will be able to enter the free draw to win this original painting of Manchester Piccadilly, worth £110. This watercolour preparation study of Manchester Piccadilly is 28cm x 19cm, signed, and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on the 6th June 2019. I look forward toRead more…
While you are here why not, visit my online art shop here! I don’t just paint golf stuff. Download the map of the Augusta course here Recently, I was commissioned to illustrate the Augusta National Golf Club and course in Augusta, Georgia for Golf Monthly magazine. I really enjoy producing maps. It appeals the “detailRead more…
You will find Barnes in the far west of London, nestled into one of the quieter curves of the River Thames. On arrival at the station, it doesn’t feel like London at all, more like a small rural town in the home counties. On exiting the station you’ll find it to be wholly rural, withRead more…
Sign up to my newsletter, and you can enter the free draw to win this original painting worth £140 of The Ship Inn, Lymington, Hampshire. This watercolour preparation study of The ship Inn, Lymington, Hampshire 25cm x 14cm, signed, and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on the 2nd May 2019. I lookRead more…
I was recently asked to produce an oil painting of The Market Porter pub in Southwark’s Borough Market. Borough Market Borough Market sits at the south side of London Bridge. Records tell us that a market has been on this site since the 12th Century. However, there must have been a market way before thatRead more…
I often get packed-off all over the place to paint a scene, but here I was only asked to take a very short walk down Bread Street to our local church here in Pilton, Somerset. The Church of St John the Baptist. I have painted the church before but this time I thought I wouldRead more…
painting Lauderdale Road, Maida Vale, featuring Le Cochonnet restaurant and Avalon Flowers.
Many of my clients do a great deal of travelling to all sorts of exotic places around the world. OK, much of it is work related, but all in all, it seems pretty exciting. I often ask if they do any painting. They almost always say no. To me it seems such a pity thatRead more…
A client saw a quick watercolour I did of Electric Avenue in Brixton on Twitter and requested a full version. As I trundled down the Victoria Line to begin work, it occurred to me that I have seen Electric Avenue in so many guises over the years that in an odd way I know itRead more…
Sign up to my newsletter, and you can enter the free draw to win this original painting worth £190 of Browing’s Pool, Little Venice, London This watercolour preperation study of Little Venice in London is 30cm x 17cm, signed and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on the 1st November 2018. IRead more…
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…
Sign up to my newsletter, and you can enter the free draw to win this original painting worth £110 of The Whitechapel Bell Foundry, London. This watercolour preperation study of The Whitechapel Bell Foundry is 26cm x 15cm, signed and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on the 27th September 2018.Read more…
Two of my clients were looking for two paintings of Lymington for their home. They were not totally sure of the views they wanted, they had, however, a few favourites they would like to explore. After a brief chat, we decided to walk around the harbour area to discuss a few sites, as we didRead more…
Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this original painting worth £130 of Quay Hill, Lymington, Hampshire, UK. This watercolour study of Quay Hill in Lymington is 23cm x 20cm, signed and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on the 30th August 2018. IRead more…
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…
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…
I often get sent all over the place to do my commissions and I have found it near impossible to guess where I may be working next. Again, I never would have guessed that it would be Portsmouth in the South of England. I say this as Portsmouth is my home town, I was bornRead more…
I was commissioned to do an illustration ofThe Voodoo Doughnut bar in Portland Oregon for the FT Weekend Magazine. I’d love to say I was shipped over there business class to sit outside to paint the place on site with a few beers thrown in. Nope, it was painted here in Pilton Somerset via goodRead more…
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…
In my last video, I painted in the sky of the Tate & Lyle Sugar Factory to give me a basis of the tonal values and mood I needed to work with. In this video, I will be working up the lines of terraced buildings in the foreground. See my current video here: If you haveRead more…
I was recently contacted by a client who has been going to The Glastonbury Festival for many years. The festival is vast, however, they explained that their favourite view of the festival was at The William Green Field and felt that they would like a permanent memory of it in the form of a painting.Read more…
Sign up to my newsletter and you can enter the free draw to win this original painting worth £180 of the Thali Café in Montpelier, Bristol, UK. This watercolour study of the Thali Café is 26cm x 17cm, signed and mounted on acid-free card. The newsletter will be sent out on the 29th MarchRead more…
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 the video here You canRead 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 2018. I look forward toRead 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 are conventionally beautiful or picturesqueRead 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 out on the 25th January 2018.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 the 7th December 2017. I lookRead 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 that is from Kenwood HouseRead 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 come along if you can,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 2017. I look forward toRead more…
You can buy this painting here as a limited edition print 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 areaRead 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 a mural before, so IRead 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 videos of our friends andRead 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 forward to your sign upRead 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 video featuring a few ofRead 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 — and hear about themRead 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 the festival in 1990 soRead 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 countryside news, outdoor activities, theRead 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 to your sign up inRead 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. The London Festival of ArchitectureRead 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. You can buy a limited edition print of this painting here I workRead 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 2017. I look forward toRead more…
You can buy a limited edition print of this painting here 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 everyRead 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 you’re keen. A Sketchbook viewRead 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 look forward to your signRead 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 to the current environment. ARead more…