‘I want to hold your hand’

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The song was written and recorded in 1963 in the basement of Jane Asher’s parents house in Wimpole Street, London. Jane Asher was then Paul McCartneys girlfriend. The style of music for this song was a blend of African American rhythm and blues with West Coast surf music and rock’n’roll. The song became the Beatles first number one in the US and it stayed there for 7 weeks. In the UK it was number one for 5 weeks. The song sold more than a million copies on advanced orders alone. The song established the Beatles into becoming a global phenomenon.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Mon 30 Oct 20:50:50

Lovely work and thanks for the information about the song too.

Posted by Romila Datta on Mon 30 Oct 20:58:34

This really stands out Spencer.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Mon 30 Oct 20:59:07

Beautiful colours Spencer 😍

Posted by Faye Patrick on Mon 30 Oct 21:20:20

This is super Spencer, it also has that 60's look about it.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Mon 30 Oct 22:24:30

Really good depiction

Posted by Heather Love on Tue 31 Oct 05:57:51

Always interesting information, and always an excellent image to go with it. I like your pop-art hands.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Tue 31 Oct 06:32:52

A very impressive piece Spencer , really vibrant colours.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Tue 31 Oct 07:20:41

Another very good one, Spencer!!

Posted by David Stevens on Tue 31 Oct 07:29:40

Great image with such a strong emotional impact Spencer.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Tue 31 Oct 09:14:46

Thank you so much for your very kind comments Romila, Marjorie,Faye, John, Heather, Lewis, Andrew, David and Carole. I do appreciate it.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Tue 31 Oct 09:55:32

Lovely Spencer.

Posted by Denise Cat on Tue 31 Oct 09:57:50

Well done, really good colours.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Tue 31 Oct 10:12:05

Love it Spencer. Very vibrant.

Posted by Chris Creasy on Tue 31 Oct 10:31:48

Some very striking colours in this Spencer.

Posted by David Williams on Tue 31 Oct 11:34:23

Very striking, love the colours. (Brings back memories!)

Posted by Jenny Harris on Tue 31 Oct 11:47:29

Lovely painting and great theme Spencer.👍

Posted by Bob Hill on Tue 31 Oct 12:47:26

I like this very much, Spencer! A visual ode to the Yellow sub, I think.

Posted by Skylar Brown on Tue 31 Oct 13:35:55

A super piece of design Spencer…..that’s a great colour palette you’ve chosen too. It all fits together beautifully.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 31 Oct 16:58:54

Another fantastic one Spencer, you are so good at these.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Tue 31 Oct 17:11:05

This is a very touching moment in time, Spencer. How things have changed. I like the vibrancy of your work.

Posted by Carol Jones on Tue 31 Oct 17:47:17

Thank you all for your wonderful comments. I’m so pleased you felt able to comment on it. My thanks go to Denise, Stephen, Chris, David, Jenny, Bill, Skylar, Fiona, Val and Carol. Much appreciated.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Tue 31 Oct 20:06:12

Excellent Spencer, beautifully captured

Posted by Rupert Downes on Wed 01 Nov 18:51:15

Thank you so much Rupert.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Thu 02 Nov 08:03:25

Love this painting and so depicts the song and era.

Posted by Christine Shaw on Fri 03 Nov 20:01:09

Thank you for your kind comment Christine.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Sat 04 Nov 10:28:27

Lovely painting that captures the colour and feel of the 1960s. Well done!

Posted by Kit Domino on Wed 08 Nov 17:54:39

Thank you so much Kit.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Fri 10 Nov 20:18:35

Hang on Studio Wall

30/10/2023

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Continuing my Beatles theme this song was recorded in 1963. It was written as a song of innocence when holding hands symbolised an acceptance of being girlfriend and boyfriend. It’s painted in watercolour using wet in wet and wet on dry techniques. I’ve painted this painting in pop art style.

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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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