Death of Paul McCartney Painting

[Jai Guru Deva]

This painting was created in 1969 by an artist named Judith Lunn, American (1935 - 2003). The painting depicts a black field with vein of blue and white running horizontally. It titled: Elegy to Paul McCartney, or Perfectly Ridiculous Death Symbold Read as after 'midnight'. It was inspired after the controversy of Paul's death in the song Strawberry Fields. Lunn studied with Dorothy Hood. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in 1954. Provenance: The estate of the artist. It weighs: 6.5 lbs.

If you'll notice, down at the bottom-center of the painting, there appears to be a little man (Paul) as if he's driving a car and looking over his shoulder. It's just above the where the vein grows fat.

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[fourthousandholes]

It took a while to see. That's creepy!
Are the other paintings in that series all part of
"The Death of Paul McCartney"?

I noticed this in the margin on the right at ebay:
cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190002320352#la-image-1

The book is called "High in the Clouds". And signed, yet.
But not signed by the one who is "high in the clouds".

Here are reviews, btw:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/0525477330/102-3917199-0019330?v=glance&n=283155

"Book Description
Forced to leave his woodland home, destroyed by the expansion plans of the evil Gretsch, Wirral the squirrel vows to find the fabled land of Animalia, where all the animals are said to live in freedom and without fear. Aided and abetted by Froggo the hot-air-ballooning frog, Wilhamina the plucky red squirrel, and Ratsy the streetwise rodent, Wirral's personal quest turns into a full-blown plan to save enslaved animals Everywhere -- a plan that is fraught with danger.
Exciting, poignant, and funny, this lavishly illustrated epic tale will delight children of all ages."

No it won't.

"Reviewer: Gertrude
It's not going to be made into a movie anytime soon...nor do I think it will spurn a "tele" series.
But I do hope Sir Paul keeps writing both songs and books.
My seven year old daughter and I purchased the book yesterday. We read it last night.
I worried since it is a picture book it might be too young for her...
Sorry Paul, I underestimated your power. She was enthralled.

The book is a great adventure...within a few pages we were drawn into it... almost immediately after meeting Wirral, the main character... he is thrust into the adult world by the sudden loss of a loved one. Wirral trying to fulfill the last wishes of his dead loved one begins a journey to find the magical world Animalia that he has been told exists only in fairy tales until his loved one tells him on her deathbed... Animalia is real!

Around the world he goes...squirrel on the run, meeting friends and discovering the world... running up trees and saving girls...protecting the planet...one small squirrel step at a time. " (PERFECT! )
"The drawings are wonderful and sweet.
It is Paul McCartney after all." "No it's not!" says little Nicola.
"What else would one expect from one who constantly may be amazes me!"

Oh, you'll be amazed all right![/b][/i]

[Jai Guru Deva]

fourthousandholes said:

It took a while to see. That's creepy!
Are the other paintings in that series all part of
"The Death of Paul McCartney"?

I'm not exactly sure what you are looking at. If you're referring to the four pictures to the side, those are all images of the same painting. They're just showing the artist's signature and framing, and the painting itself. If you're referring to all the stuff in the margins, those are other items for sale and have no connection with the painting itself.

We've explored the "High In The Clouds" book before. From what I understand, it's not exactly a happy children's tale, but a rather grim, somber story with a death and set in a dark world.

[fourthousandholes]

jaigurudeva said:

If you're referring to the four pictures to the side, those are all images of the same painting. They're just showing the artist's signature and framing, and the painting itself.

Oh, I see that now, but they reversed it in the framed (brown) image.
Sorry for the little detour, but I couldn't resist.