Hi! I’m Megan

I’m a Brooklyn based artist and designer with a love for nostalgia and revisiting my favorite places. I love science and learning about the ways things work. I love the interaction of shapes and colors, and care little for proper perspective and straight lines. 

I received my BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and have worked across creative practices from set design to UX. Painting has always been a part of my creative practice- the piece I continued simply because of the joy and peace it brought me. This space is dedicated to my art studio and sharing this piece of my creativity with a wider audience. 

My shop is up to date with available originals and prints, and my books are open for custom commissions. Whether it’s the place you always return to for family vacations or the street corner you met your partner on, I’d love to capture the places you hold close. 

I can’t thank you enough for being here and taking an interest in my work, which makes it possible to be a working artist. I run Farrell Creative out of my home studio— HQ for both my art and design practices. When I’m not in my studio you can find me taking part in healthcare advocacy, traveling, and eating good food with friends and family.

Read on to learn more about my current work and process

My current body of work lives at the intersection of memory lane and scenic drive. Spurred on by personal experiences with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and a subsequent dive into the neuroscience of memory, I began creating paintings of moments that were slipping away and being recalled in mismatched blips, hoping to capture how memories are formed, kept and forgotten. The work has been further fueled by my own nostalgic meanderings through the landscapes that were the stage for the moments that molded me.

Through photography, interviews, and writing I weave pieces of my own photos into collages, constructing moments that may not have co-existed in reality, but nonetheless capture the essence and emotional resonance of a particular time.

These collages serve a dual purpose: a sketching phase where I explore the composition and mood, and ultimately as the reference point for the final painting. The choice to paint in gouache and watercolor is deliberate. The matte, slightly muted tones of gouache and the transparency and fluidity of watercolor echo the way our minds recall images – like faded photographs, imbued with the soft touch of nostalgia.

My brushstrokes are loose, yet intentional, building forms that are clear at first glance but reveal their murkiness upon closer scrutiny. Much like a memory or a dream, details become hard to pin down upon inspection. Yet, when viewed holistically, the distorted perspectives, shifting viewpoints, and blurry faces coalesce into a cohesive image, resonating with the intangible essence of a remembered place and the emotions intertwined with it.

Through my work, I invite viewers to embark on a journey through the landscapes of their own memories, a space where the lines between reality and perception blur, and the echo of the past continues to be heard in the present.