Another Beatles and Liverpool Post: The Gravestones of Eleanor Rigby and Owen Williams


My Maternal Grandmother, Margaret Williams and her father, Owen Williams, are buried in St. Michael’s church cemetery in Garston, Liverpool, England. In the image below, you can see the Gravestone with the Anglican style Church behind (on the right side of the image). Two miles away there is another Gravestone in a similar orientation in the cemetery grounds of St. Peter’s church in Woolton, Liverpool. This is the quite famous gravestone of an “Eleanor Rigby” of the Beatles fame. Many have speculated that the Young Quarry Men likely played in this vicinity, although I recall that Paul has never claimed that this gravestone was ever involved in the creation of the song. So I feel that it is a pure coincidence. I recently re-discovered this image of my Grandmother’s gravestone and was struck by the coincidental similarity of the image to that of Eleanor’s.

Watercolor Landscapes by Clifford Holmes


An Homage to Lars Lerin. Visit http://www.cliffordholmesart.com for more of my art and sign up for my newsletter.

A Stroll in Mdina


A watercolor piece 13 by 19 inches. See more at http://www.cliffordholmesart.com. Sign up for my newsletter there.

The Ravens


Watercolor Painting. See more at http://www.cliffordholesart.com.

Serengeti Gazelle


This is a an acrylic and oil mixed media painting on Raymar Belgian Linen panel. Taken from an image I captured this year while in the Serengeti.

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Coastal Storm in Watercolor


Watercolor rendition of an image by Carla Regler. See more of my work at http://www.cliffordholmesart.com

Three faces Series #3


Watercolor on paper.

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Resting Place


9 by 12 oil painting on canvas panel. See more of my art at http://www.cliffordholmesart.com.

The Shepherd


Ian Lawson’s original photograph is in black and white, and this a watercolor representation of that stunning image.

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Wildebeest


Oil on linen panel. See more at cliffordholmesart.com