‘Magical Mystery Tour’

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The song referred to McCartneys memories of Liverpudlians holidaying on coach tours. He also stated that the lyrics, ‘Roll up!’, referred to rolling up a joint and the ‘ it’s waiting to take you away’ is the drug trip. My painting of the foreground and background in shapes was similar to how the cartoon/film was drawn - a state of surreal experiences.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Tue 26 Dec 11:16:37

I think your considered painting is really good and the whole series has been great

Posted by Heather Love on Tue 26 Dec 11:42:22

This is great Spencer. I love the way you have painted the Beatles. A great addition to a super series.

Posted by David Williams on Tue 26 Dec 11:51:48

Thank you so much for your lovely comments Heather and David. I really do appreciate it!

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Tue 26 Dec 12:30:53

This is super Spencer.

Posted by Denise Cat on Tue 26 Dec 17:50:07

Thank you so much Denise.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Tue 26 Dec 18:13:44

Nicely painted Spencer, excellent series of pictures.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Tue 26 Dec 19:12:45

So decorative..nice Spencer.

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Tue 26 Dec 19:23:25

Great Spencer. As always.

Posted by Chris Creasy on Tue 26 Dec 19:44:16

Thank you so much for your kind comments, Stephen, Sylvia and Chris.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Tue 26 Dec 20:24:30

The Beatles were very influential to my generation Spencer and I wowed at this film when I first saw it. Lovely to see your painting, a reminder of my past.

Posted by Frank Bingley on Wed 27 Dec 08:30:49

Well done Spencer, I remember watching the film as a child, when it was shown in black a white and I still have the double EP of The Beatles music featured. Didn’t understand the film but the music was great.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Wed 27 Dec 08:35:53

Thank you very much for your great comments Frank, Andrew and Coral. Much appreciated.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Wed 27 Dec 12:03:20

You’ve captured the essence of the song and period so well Spencer

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Thu 28 Dec 09:55:51

Thank you so much Martin. Most kind of you.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Thu 28 Dec 11:02:50

Brilliantly put together and interpreted Spencer ……the idea and the painting.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Thu 28 Dec 12:45:51

Thank you so much Fiona. So pleased that you liked it.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Thu 28 Dec 13:12:13

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26/12/2023

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This painting is not quite how I saw it in my mind, in the same way Lennon didn’t feel the song lived up to the vision in his head. The song written in 1967 as the title of a television film of the same name is really based on the experience of an LSD drug trip the group experienced. I used the central image from a picture on google but altered it as I developed the painting. It’s painted in watercolour but I added some crystals for a bit of bling and reference to the crystals of drugs.

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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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