Thoughts for the day...

Each of these is speaking to me today, especially this first one above...

I need to chant them all like mantras, perhaps while I'm out watering my plants this evening! :)

Check out my past posts on thoughts for the day and poster art:
Inspiration: Love, Love, Love... Love is all you need!
Inspirational Words on Life
My three thoughts for you today...

Yes, love rules.... and love rules without rules (as the Italian proverb goes)!
I know this all too well, love is a crazy wonderful thing but I wouldn't have it any other way!

Here is a great take on the original "Keep Calm and Carry On" war propaganda poster, you see and read about the original poster and its history in this post that I did last year.

(All images via a Google image search)

The Beatles: Lyrical Art and Graffiti

The Beatles by Richard Avedon

Hello all, I know I've been missing in action this week and I'm sorry! To be honest I just haven't had the juice for it... you know, I've been wrapped up in life. Does that ever happen to you? I'm positive the answer must be yes because I firmly believe all human beings are the same deep down. With the world we live in today it's easy to get overwhelmed and carried away, there's a barrage of digital information at our fingertips, thousands of channels and crazy things happening in the world every day. Also, there's that thing called WORK! Yeah, work can drain me mentally and take away my desire to blog, grrr.

Anyway, today is Thursday and I am back! Hooray it's Thursday and tomorrow is Friday wheeeee! So, what have I been up to while wrapped up in life's little treasures? That's a question I will answer in my next post. For now I hope you will all enjoy this post on various images I have collected from the web, the common theme being the amazing and wonderful group The Beatles. I love their music and all of the art and other forms of self expression it inspires, it's truly indicative of the everlasting impact The Beatles have had on societies throughout the world!

Since this post is all about them, I started things off with my favorite piece of The Beatles art, the psychedelic portrait titled in their name by Richard Avedon (above). What's not to love about all of those funky poses and psychedelic colors?? Besides, you know I love this art because I have it in my art den at home! Take a look:


What's that I hear? You love The Beatles too and want this art in your home!? You could print them out like I did and [impatiently] frame them (they don't look too polished up close!), or you can go bigger and better (and probably really expensive and do this (as seen in my brief post last Monday):


Either way it will look good, I was just too impatient and I wanted my own Richard Avedon trippy Beatles art too much to wait! Hey, it suits me just fine for now, but perhaps one day I will get a bigger version!

Anyway, as you will see, the following images are a montage photography, graffiti and artwork which in some way represent The Beatles and their music, "All you need is love" seems to be the most popular lyric used, but I really love this first one... I couldn't agree with The Beatles more, you got to be free!

By the way, if you enjoy this post, which I hope you do, you may also be interested in checking out one of my past posts on Psychedelic Rock Concert Posters!

xoxo

This is the actual sign and gate for Strawberry Field in Liverpool, England....

...covered in graffiti from all of the Beatles lovers around the world :)....

I really like this one....

".....but I'm not the only one... I hope some day you'll join us, and the world will be as one!"

I really love this lyric.... couldn't be more true!
"The love you take is equal to the love you make"

I wanna live in a Yellow Submarine, a Yellow Submarine.... I'm lovin' this art and the metal heart peace sign too...

This funky piece is a paper cutout art by Pinky Vision....

These pieces below are by an artist named Chepita and I found them on Flickr.......

And last, you might remember these images which I have featured in past posts....

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((All images via Google image search, WeHeartIt, Vi.sualize.us and Flickr)

Owl You Need Is Love

I stumbled across this image on We Heart It and it brought a smile to my face! Apart from it being a cute play on words, it's good to see this simple but powerful message continuing to linger throughout society in various forms, particularly in art.

The Beatles had it right... if only the whole world could simultaneously understand !

Inspiration: Love, love, love... Love is all you need!

Hellllllloooo hello! Today is a wonderful day because today is Friday! Thank the universe! I'm in a really good mood, and I just wanted to post a hello, and some inspiration for your day...

Not only are these posters beautiful for your decor, but they run right along the lines of the inspirational point of this blog.... Enjoy! ;)

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Some excellent framed posters from Jennifer Ramos' Etsy.com shop MadeByGirl:
(By the way - Etsy.com has amazing vintage and hand-made goodies, expect a lot of featured Etsy stores and accessories on this blog!)

This pretty much sums up how I feel right now....



Love, love, love! All you need is love......... The Beatles knew what they were
talking about people!





by MadeByGirl on Etsy.com

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AND, I'm sure many of you are familiar with this poster, it's making a comeback... But does anybody even really know the history behind it? I didn't, so here it is....



For "Keep Calm and Carry On" merchandise, check out:
http://www.keepcalmandcarryon.com/

Here is a tidbit of history on the poster....

"During the early spring of 1939 and the war with Germany almost inevitable, the British Government's Ministry of Information commissioned a number of propaganda posters to be displayed throughout the country upon the outbreak of war. The plan for the posters was to relay a message from King George VI to his people that all capable measures to defend the Country were being taken.

Using the crown of King George VI as the only graphic element it simply read 'Keep Calm and Carry On.' Although some of the posters did make it on to walls (one of which can be seen below), the poster was never officially issued and so remained almost unseen by the general public. That is until a copy turned up over 50 years later within a pile of dusty old books bought from an auction.

Sadly I have not been able to find any record of who originally came up with the slogan. However, the reproduction is a tribute to that unknown person who created it. People across the world are still finding reassurance in its wonderful and handsome design with the very special attitude of mind that it managed to convey."

http://www.keepcalmandcarryon.com/pages/history
(Primary source of information: Lewis, R.M., ‘Undergradute Thesis: The planning, design and reception of British home front propaganda posters of the Second World War’ www.ww2poster.co.uk/research_project/ugrad/index.htm, written April 1997)

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And on the topic of love, love, love... All you need is love, la la la...

(Doug Wilson @ Keep Calm)


ReForm School - Original art, posters and prints... and more!

by Le Love (I think)

by LookyLoo Design on Etsy.com


More to come later....