John Lennon’s Beatles masterpiece Strawberry Fields Forever tells us “nothing is real”. Kevin Barry’s beautiful Lennon novel Beatlebone suggests nothing is real except the present moment.
Tag: beatles
Look with new eyes
Looking afresh at your world can reveal beauty and riches that were there all along. With wise words from John Lennon, Douglas Adams and Rory Sutherland.
The natural state of a song
What is the natural state of a song? What is the natural state of any idea when it is first born into this world?
Sketchtober TWO (Scribbly Dylan)
The second weekly set of pics from my Sketchtober daily drawing challenge, taking in Cleo the dog, John Lennon and a distinctly scribbly Bob Dylan!
The ghosts of Soho record shops past
Soho’s record shops were magical places for me and for so many others. This post takes a saunter through Soho’s record shops and ponders how places change and evolve.
#Inktober2019 (IV): Mr Ringo Starr, Mrs Mia Wallace!
Ringo Starr tops the bill in this collection of Inktober 2019 pictures! We also celebrate the 25th anniversary of Pulp Fiction’s UK release, catch up with Mr Skeleton, and enjoy some floral loveliness.
Look for what you love (My #Inktober2018 V)
#Inktober2018 is over. I have absolutely loved it! Duncan Hannah. Here’s my fifth and final set of #Inktober doodlings, featuring John Lennon, shadows, a bigshot pigeon and a 60s mod girl.
Alice Cooper, Pumpkins and Marvin Gaye (#MyInktober2018 IV)
My fourth weekly #Inktober2018 round-up features Alice Cooper and some pumpkins… plus bonus Marvin Gaye and Doctor Who!
Tree of life, essence of autumn (My #Inktober2018 vol II)
Second weekly digest of my latest #Inktober pictures this time featuring John Lennon, the tree of life, the essence of autumn, and a gent with rather a natty top hat!
Monochromica (#BlackAndWhiteChallenge 2018)
My week in the world of monochromica. The #BlackAndWhiteChallenge: a black and white photograph a day for a week, depicting no people, (originally) shared with no explanation.