‘Maggie Mae’

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Yet another good one, Spencer!!

Posted by David Stevens on Sat 11 Mar 16:50:50

Thank you so much David. Glad you liked it. I will make sure that I get the correct paper before I try again on black background. The more I tried to blend the more the colours spread so I couldn’t get a crisp, clear image around her features.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Sat 11 Mar 17:32:58

Nicely done Spencer 🙂

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Sat 11 Mar 17:44:39

Nice one Spencer. I really like this.

Posted by Thomas Stewart on Sat 11 Mar 17:58:52

Thank you so much Stephen and Thomas. Most kind of you!

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Sat 11 Mar 18:14:42

I like the colours in this Spencer. Good one.

Posted by David Williams on Sat 11 Mar 18:19:52

Very expressive of a woman with a difficult life.

Posted by Graham Taylor on Sat 11 Mar 19:16:19

Thank you so much for your great comments David and Graham. I do appreciate it!

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Sat 11 Mar 19:20:10

Hang on Studio Wall

11/03/2023

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Unfortunately the textured paper I used didn’t work well with soft pastels but I won’t use it again. Anyway, ‘Maggie Mae’ was rewritten by all four Beatles when they were called ‘The Quarrymen’. It was originally a Liverpudlian folk song telling the story of Maggie Mae, a prostitute who enticed the sailors who came into the port of Liverpool. She stole a sailors wages and clothes and was sentenced for transportation to Botany Bay for theft and prostitution.

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Spencer Lambeth-Angell

I only took up painting during the lockdown so a lot of my work is experimental trying to find out what techniques work well for me. Decades ago I trained as a Primary School teacher with art and design as one of my subjects but textiles was my main area of work. I enjoy painting and drawing but am…

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