‘The Ballad of John and Yoko’

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You can’t get married unless you promise to swing…. You know how hard it can be, Oh the poor kid. Good on Spencer.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Thu 11 Jan 16:24:25

Wow - how different is that!!

Posted by David Stevens on Thu 11 Jan 16:33:40

Brilliant Spencer.

Posted by Thomas Stewart on Thu 11 Jan 17:01:09

It was recorded by John and Paul without George and Ring. Paul did the drums. “ “what you doing in bed,” “I said we’re only trying to get us some peace.” Oh the poor kid.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Thu 11 Jan 17:04:24

Perfect Spencer your best yet.

Posted by Chris Scott on Thu 11 Jan 17:12:50

Great artwork Spencer.

Posted by David Williams on Thu 11 Jan 17:44:24

Nice work Spencer.

Posted by Andrew Roles on Thu 11 Jan 18:53:29

Excellent Spencer.

Posted by Denise Cat on Thu 11 Jan 18:55:43

Thank you all for your great comments. This was quite an unusual one to represent.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Thu 11 Jan 19:37:52

Super work Spencer.

Posted by Stephen Hulse on Thu 11 Jan 20:13:15

Fab Spencer!

Posted by Diane Boswell on Thu 11 Jan 20:29:44

Glad you liked it Stephen and Diane. Thank you.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Thu 11 Jan 20:38:16

This is fabulous Spencer, and lovely imagery of John and Yoko, brings back sweet memories of them at that time!

Posted by Angela Harrison on Thu 11 Jan 21:06:07

Thank you so much Angela and Coral. Much appreciated.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Fri 12 Jan 08:14:53

The Beatles continue to live on, good one Spencer

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 12 Jan 08:35:01

Great work, Spencer love the colours and the silhouettes are very effective.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Fri 12 Jan 08:55:33

Superb and beautifully done.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Fri 12 Jan 09:36:36

Love the translucency and idea. Great image Spencer

Posted by Martin S Taylor on Fri 12 Jan 10:27:16

So very innovative Spencer. Love it.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Fri 12 Jan 11:31:33

Very interesting artwork, brings back good memories, Spencer

Posted by Ronald Haber on Fri 12 Jan 13:27:08

Thanks Heather, Jenny, Paul, Martin, Carole and Ronald for your great and supportive comments. Much appreciated.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Fri 12 Jan 16:51:46

Nice one Spencer.

Posted by Rob Preece on Fri 12 Jan 21:40:37

Gosh that has brought back old memories, super work Spencer.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Sat 13 Jan 10:44:08

Thank you so much for your great comments Rob and Stephen. Much appreciated.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Sun 14 Jan 07:57:21

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11/01/2024

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The song was written by John Lennon and released in 1969 and chronicles the events surrounding the wedding of John and Yoko. The song was the Beatles’ 17th UK number 1 single and their last for 54 years until ‘Now and then’ in 2023. I created it in three parts; wrote out some of the songs; applied Brusho over the lyrics and then I painted their silhouette over the top.

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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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