Food Poisoning

Liam O'Farrell illustrates an article on food poisoning for Business Jet Interiors International.
The key point of the piece was how easy it is to think that only low grade produce such as van burgers and greasy kebabs are the foods that carry harmful bacteria and viruses. Liam chose to illustrate a delicious plate of food placed next to a menu listing some dreadful food poisons, showing that good quality foods can also be harmful if prepared or stored badly. Liam says "It was an interesting project and for me this was a great opportunity to buy some pretty top nosh and get it all on expenses, which indeed I did...the initial brief called for oysters to be shown on the plate. I bought six and sketched up a few. The client soon abandoned them as they would not fit with the other foods chosen. 'Fantastic' I thought, so I promptly ate them. Three hours later I was brutally sick and spent the evening with my head in the loo. It reminded me of 'Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected' and much amusement was had by all at my expense. I didn’t miss the deadline though."
The article can be seen here.
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Article published by kind permission of Business Jet Interiors International, January 2014

Liam O'Farrell at the Affordable Art Fair

Michelin Building, London

From tomorrow, watercolour artist Liam O'Farrell will be exhibiting at The Affordable Art Fair in Battersea.
Obsessed with 'day to day' stuff and the architecture surrounding us, Liam's paintings effervesce with recognisable characters, places and buildings. The exhibition continues until 27th October.  More information here.

Dubai on a Deadline

Liam O'Farrell triumphs with this illustration for the Celebration of Dubai Airports 2013. Using watercolours with his fluid and confident style, Liam was required to supply the painting on an extremely tight deadline. He says "All seemed to work out well despite being a next day delivery."

Brick Lane Market at The Mall Galleries

Liam O'Farrell is currently exhibiting at The Royal Society of British Artists 296th RBA Annual Open Exhibition. Running from now until 23rd March, Liam's painting ‘Brick Lane Market’ has been selected and hanging at The Mall Galleries in London - ‘Exhibiting the best of contemporary representational painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing, sourced from member artists and open submission.'

Liam says "I am particularly pleased as I know the competition is very tough. Paintings aside the gallery is a lovely place to visit too, it has good coffee, great cake, and The Queen lives in the same street so do go along if you get the chance." Admission: £3.00, £2.50 Concessions. Free to FBA Friends, National Art Pass holders and under 18s. 

St John's College

Liam O'Farrell has put his brushes to paper and created this wonderful watercolour for a fellow of St John's College Cambridge.

Liam says " The college was founded in 1511 and its statutes are specified as ‘The promotion of education, religion, learning and research’ and it has to be said they have done rather well as it's alumni boasts nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints!
I chose to paint the Great Gate which is adorned with the arms of the foundress Lady Margaret Beaufort. The odd creatures are yales, mythical beasts with elephants' tails, antelopes' bodies, goats' heads, and swivelling horns.
Above them is a figure of St John the Evangelist with an Eagle at his feet and symbolic, poisoned chalice in his hands. Why he carries a poison chalice god only knows, it seems a rather negative idea to me and would never get past a focus group.
Anyway, despite delicious architecture Cambridge to me is all about the people and most of them are on bikes as the students are banned from owning cars. I took the opportunity to add as many cyclists as the space would allow."

The client was immensely pleased, and so is Liam!

Affordable Art Fair

Liam O'Farrell is exhibiting a number of artworks at this year’s Affordable Art Fair in Battersea, London. "The Affordable Art Fair is returning to London this Autumn, with a feast of contemporary art from £40 – £4,000. With Battersea Park with over 100 galleries, finding the perfect artwork has never been simpler or more fun'.
You can find Liam at Habasco, Stand F2, from Thursday 25th October to Sunday 28th at Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park, London SW11 4NJ.