Liam O'Farrell | Painting and drawing stories of art and illustrations
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Here you will see my watercolour and oil painting and drawing. Also my painting stories, and a online shop where you can buy art. Enjoy your visit.
Liam O'Farrell | Painting and drawing stories of art and illustrations
22h ago
A good while ago I was approached by Alan Male (Head of Illustration; Senior Lecturer – Falmouth University) and he asked me if I would like to feature in the 3rd edition of his book, Illustration: A Theoretical and Contextual Perspective.
I was more than keen to take part and after a discussion we agreed that my painting of Cromer in Norfolk would be most suitable.
As mentioned, we had this conversation a good while ago. So just recently I was delighted and surprised to receive a copy of the book in the post. I flicked through and there was my painting accompanied by the initial watercolour I ..read more
Liam O'Farrell | Painting and drawing stories of art and illustrations
6d ago
If yes, then I want to hear from you.
I want to paint a picture of The London Marathon where every participant can be pointed to, with a name and story attached to that entrant.
Kindly provide:
Your name
A snapshot of yourself donning your marathon kit; you don’t have to be running etc
The driving force behind your participation. Was it for charity, personal challenge, or something else?
The year you crossed the finish line.
Send me your details to:
e: liamo@liamofarrell.com
What’s the story behind this painting?
I recall the inaugural London Marathon in ’81, a real spectacle viewed on our n ..read more
Liam O'Farrell | Painting and drawing stories of art and illustrations
2M ago
I am giving a talk on art here in Somerset and if you are in the area, I would really like you to attend. It is being held at The Chapel in Bruton. A lovely building with a fine restaurant.
The talk will last about an hour, followed by a Q&A session. Hope to see you there!
Here are the details, and feel free to ask if you have any questions.
Sign up for Liam’s talk here Thursday 28 March 2024, 7pm
01749 814070
Liam’s page on At The Chapel website.
High St, Bruton,
Somerset,
BA10 0AE
Aims of the talk by Liam O’Farrell (Estimated one hour)
In summery
Below, you will find the proposed sections ..read more
Liam O'Farrell | Painting and drawing stories of art and illustrations
2M ago
Sign up to my newsletter to enter a free draw to win my signed, original painting of a stall in Bond Street, London worth £160,
This painting is 21.5cm x 21.5cm , signed & mounted on acid-free card. Newsletter sent 7th-March-24 .
I look forward to your sign up in the box on this page. There will be draw and newsletter about once a month so there are plenty more in the future.
In each I give away free paintings, drawings, exhibition tickets and prints with my newsletters.
A bit about Bond Street
Here is one of the ubiquitous tourist stalls on the corner of Oxford Street and Bond Street in L ..read more
Liam O'Farrell | Painting and drawing stories of art and illustrations
3M ago
I was commissioned to paint this picture of Merton College in Oxford. An ideal piece for me really as I always enjoy the fussy details of street scenes like this.
You can buy a limited edition print of this painting here A bit about Oxford
I visit Oxford occasionally and it’s easy to forget how old many of these streets are, possibly because these fine buildings now tend to sit among twenty-first century franchises such as Starbucks and McDonalds with streams of modern cars passing by.
The history of Oxford as a center of learning goes back centuries really taking-off in 1167. It was at this t ..read more
Liam O'Farrell | Painting and drawing stories of art and illustrations
3M ago
In this video I am going to talk about Rockaway Park in Temple Cloud, Somerset. Rockaway Park is a community of artists with extraordinary diverse and independent talent. You only have to look around to see extraordinary diverse and independent that talent really is.
A Bedford Bus You can buy this painting of the Bedford bus here
I was so excited about this place I thought I’d paint two pictures. The first painting is of a lovely old Bedford bus, and who doesn’t love an old Bedford bus? I really liked the way that it poked out of the garage door. I found it irresistible.
I was really ple ..read more
Liam O'Farrell | Painting and drawing stories of art and illustrations
3M ago
Sign up to my newsletter to enter a free draw to win my signed, original painting of The Old Bailey, London worth £160,
This painting is 22cm x 19cm, signed & mounted on acid-free card. Newsletter sent 1st-February-24 .
I look forward to your sign up in the box on this page. There will be draw and newsletter about once a month so there are plenty more in the future.
In each I give away free paintings, drawings, exhibition tickets and prints with my newsletters.
A bit about The Old Bailey
The central Criminal Court or ‘Old Bailey’ was first mentioned as being on this site in 1585 when it wa ..read more
Liam O'Farrell | Painting and drawing stories of art and illustrations
5M ago
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, 10am to 5pm daily
Exhibition closes: Saturday 16 December, 5pm
Gallery Viewing TimesFriday 17 November to Saturday 25 November, 10am to 5pm
Sunday 26 November, 10am to 1pm
Office HoursMonday to Friday
9.30am to 5.30pm
Office address17 Carlton House Terrace
London, SW1Y 5BD ..read more
Liam O'Farrell | Painting and drawing stories of art and illustrations
5M ago
Sign up to my newsletter to enter a free draw to win my signed, original painting of A corner shop in Corfe Village, Dorset worth £160,
This painting is 26cm x 18cm, signed & mounted on acid-free card. Newsletter sent 30th November 2023
I look forward to your sign up in the box on this page. There will be draw and newsletter about once a month so there are plenty more in the future.
In each I give away free paintings, drawings, exhibition tickets and prints with my newsletters.
Corfe Village Shop
If you have such a powerful castle such as Corfe Castle, you will always gain a substantial co ..read more
Liam O'Farrell | Painting and drawing stories of art and illustrations
5M ago
I have a shelf at home that is full of my old sketchbooks and occasionally I flick through them to recall and relive my past. I say this as it occurred to me that my sketchbooks are the nearest thing I have to a diary. I can often forget my past, however when I browse my old drawings and paintings the memories revive themselves and much of the detail comes back to me.
My sketchbooks are also part of my work because I use them to develop my ideas, they are my work and my life too.
Musing on this gave me the idea of making a short video about my life with my sketchbooks.
I am an artist that ..read more