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“Gently Weeps”
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Size: 24″X36″
Story: George Harrison was thinking about the Chinese I Ching, the
Book of Changes… The Eastern concept is that whatever happens is all
meant to be, and that there’s no such thing as coincidence – every
little item that’s going down has a purpose.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps was a simple study based on that theory. He
decided to write a song based on the first thing he saw upon opening any
book – as it would be a relative to that moment, at that time. He picked
up a book at random, opened it, saw ‘gently weeps’, then laid the book
down again and started the song.
I have used that idea in several of the paintings in this series and
will likely continue doing so.
You can view a 3 minute video about changing our world one corner at a time. “Gently Weeps”
Medium: acrylic on canvas
Size: 24″X36″
Story: George Harrison was thinking about the Chinese I Ching, the
Book of Changes… The Eastern concept is that whatever happens is all
meant to be, and that there’s no such thing as coincidence – every
little item that’s going down has a purpose.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps was a simple study based on that theory. He
decided to write a song based on the first thing he saw upon opening any
book – as it would be a relative to that moment, at that time. He picked
up a book at random, opened it, saw ‘gently weeps’, then laid the book
down again and started the song.
I have used that idea in several of the paintings in this series and
will likely continue doing so.
3 minute video shows me painting …..and “Changing our world one corner at a time” https://youtu.be/Bm5DIIpYmAE
Lyrics
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/g/george+harrison/while+my+guitar+gently+weeps_20059136.html
Youtubes of the song
1968 version remastered:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biVJgIW8k_o
Live version from 1992 with George Harrison and Eric Clapton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezd7fRvJgtc
Eric Clapton version from “Concert for George” 2002
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj4J6i_vw0w
Lyrics
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/g/george+harrison/while+my+guitar+gently+weeps_20059136.html
Youtubes of the song
1968 version remastered:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biVJgIW8k_o
Live version from 1992 with George Harrison and Eric Clapton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezd7fRvJgtc
Eric Clapton version from “Concert for George” 2002
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj4J6i_vw0w
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