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Artists' Oil Colour
About Liam O'Farrell
I am a London-based illustrator working mostly in watercolours and oils. I exhibit often, including the Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions in London, and as far afield as Tokyo.
Why paint? Ken Howard said that "Artists paint because they have to." It feels ridiculous to say this, but that is true for me too. It must be something of an addiction. You go to bed with your painting in your head at night and wake with it the next day, right where you left it. I have accepted the simple truth that nothing is that bad if I have a painting on the go, and nothing is that good if I don’t.
I don’t know why but almost all my influences are British. Stanley Spencer being a personal favourite although Walter Sickert and the narratives of William Hogarth are not far behind. Music is also an influence. Often in my market scenes I am looking for something of the flavour of The Beatles ‘Penny Lane': A song that on the surface is rather cheerful, though close beneath there is a definite melancholy.
Liam O'Farrell's Work
My work celebrates the ordinary - and the great thing about the ordinary is that there is so much of it. In my work I cherish the uniqueness of our dilapidated seaside towns, stumbling light industries and the 'easy going' part of our culture (ie; ‘wearing slippers to the off-license’!). And not just in London and the UK - I have recently documented my travel writing & illustration to Cuba and The Pyrenees on my website and blog.
Liam O'Farrell uses Winsor & Newton because
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For further information on Liam O'Farrell visit:
Website: http://www.liamofarrell.com Email: liamo@liamofarrell.com Phone: (+44) 7812 191082