What a sweet deal it is to have a client who was a co-founder of the most popular band in history and one of the most famous individuals ever to have walked the planet. Add to that a stellar track record for pushing peace, a reputation for being kind to fans, and a well-known wit, and the late John Lennon has got to be one of the easiest artists to promote.
He had a habit of just giving his art away to people,” Yoko Ono softly explained, in a phone interview with The Huffington Post. “He was pretty generous about that.”
Reprinted from YourCityYourStyle Collection Curator speaking on the exhibited works and providing insight into the history and stories behind the artwork. In his art, John Lennon, the legendary musician, songwriter,… read more →
He’s an international music icon who will forever be known as one of the founding members of Fleetwood Mac. Mick Fleetwood has been the band’s drummer and the rhythmic pulse of the legendary group since the early 1970s. Yet these days, he’s spending more time behind the lens than the drum kit. On this particular evening, he’s showing his work at Denver’s Fascination Street Art Gallery – a stop on his multi city exhibition.
John Lennon drew long before he was in the Beatles, becoming an accomplished student at one of the UK’s leading art schools. When the iconic band split up, Lennon put his musical activities aside for several years to spend time with his new family but kept right on drawing; maybe more than ever. If he had never even met Paul, George and Ringo, someone in an excellent position to know thinks Lennon would have done at least as well in the art world as he did in the recording studio.
Here is recent media coverage from Rick Allen’s exhibit at the Wentworth Gallery (Virginia)
Saturday, March 21, 2015 – 6:00pm to 9:00pm
The San Diego History Museum is staging an exhibition dedicated to the art of Dr. Seuss, March 25 to April 19, at the museum in Balboa Park.
