Detail of the left panel of a diptych 24” x 48” x1/2” acrylic on canvas painting by John R Redmond
Happy New Year One and All,
It’s cold on top and hot down under. That is the way it goes.
May all we who enjoy a winter flu be found in a circle filled with powerful medicine. Mine was found in the DVD of, “Concert For George,” which I will say more of below.
This posting has pictures of a recently completed pair of paintings which form a diptych. Purely abstract, they were painted along with the landscape posted in the immediately previous December 2020 posting titled, “And You Can See.”
The series of four paintings to which these panels belong were given black and white undercoating with colour applied in liquid form as is my habit. In a previous blog posting I shared photos of the undercoating process for these paintings.
See the November posting titled, “Silver Bells, Golden Giving; Galerie 240 December 1, 2010 – Group Show Through January 15, 2011,” to view those photos taken during the undercoating stage.
Detail of the left panel of a diptych 24” x 48” x1/2” acrylic on canvas painting by John R Redmond
Detail of the right panel of a diptych 24” x 48” x1/2” acrylic on canvas painting by John R Redmond
Detail of the right panel of a diptych 24” x 48” x1/2” acrylic on canvas painting by John R Redmond
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Good Medicine;
Recently I borrowed a copy of “Concert for George” from me nephew. It was just what the doc ordered for a cold dark January.
On November 29, 2002, one year to the day that George Harrison died, friends gathered to celebrate his life by playing his music at the Royal Albert Hall, London, U.K. Here is the scoop from the Concert for George website;
“Filmed in high-definition video at London's Royal Albert Hall on the first anniversary of George Harrison's passing, this two-DVD set celebrates the artist's life and music with performances by a who's who of popular music. Performers include Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, Monty Python, Anoushka Shankar, Ravi Shankar and Ringo Starr . Disc One presents the complete concert, including performances not contained in the theatrical version. Disc Two is the theatrical version, featuring concert highlights, interviews, rehearsals, and behind-the-scenes footage. Audio produced by Jeff Lynne. Music supervision by Eric Clapton.
[246 MIN.; COLOR;
Rated: PG-13, Parents Strongly Cautioned, Some Risqué Humour]”
Risqué? – that would be the Monty Python portion of the show. George Harrison was a big fan and financial backer of Monty Python.
http://www.concertforgeorge.com/
I posted this YouTube excerpt on Facebook. Eric Clapton, Billy Preston sing George Harrison’s song Isn’t It A Pity. Beautiful.
My posting prompted Canadian musician/singer/songwriter Brent Titcomb to reply,”OMG!!! Thanks for mounting this John. It was great to experience this with Liam. What a huge love vibe!”
The first half of that concert was a performance of Indian music. First Anoushka Shankar performed a solo on sitar then she conducted an orchestra performing a piece composed by her father Ravi Shankar who sat with George’s widow Olivia Harrison throughout the concert. The second half of the concert, after an intermission was performances of George Harrisons music.
I have been challenged to find a YouTube video clip of the Indian section of this concert so I will share a little of Ravi Shankar with his daughter Anoushka. If you enjoy the Indian sound you can find more with a search.
Right panel of a diptych 24” x 48” x1/2” (panel 24” x 24” ) acrylic on canvas painting by John R Redmond
Left panel of a diptych 24” x 48” x1/2” (panel 24” x 24”) acrylic on canvas painting by John R Redmond
Diptych 24” x 48” x1/2” (two 24” x 24” panels) acrylic on canvas painting by John R Redmond
Diptych 24” x 48” x1/2” (two 24” x 24” panels) acrylic on canvas painting by John R Redmond. For a full experience click on ‘View Full Album’ then choose full screen viewing it as a slide show..
And now for something completely different:
On January 28, 2011 I played around with my photo editor and Windows Movie Maker (trying at best), This video doodle is the result and gives the title to the current blog posting. Tout pour s’amusement. Full notes on the tube tell the tail but note that the soundtrack is a portion of Almost Anything; a tune I wrote a wee while ago and recorded with Murray Kinsley. May I suggest a viewing in full screen mode for the best experience.
Enjoy, send your rich art loving friends my way LoL
that I may loosen their pockets of some appreciation . . .
and
we shall see you on the Farside.
John Redmond
Ottawa, Canada
