Sir Paul McCartney Signed Lithograph Egypt Station Start Price USD 4,500.00 Current Price USD 4,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, September 17, 2008 End Time Friday, October 17, 2008 Location Morro Bay, California See more about 'Sir Paul McCartney Signed Lithograph Egypt Station' Description travelsurf Store Sir Paul McCartney Signed Lithograph Egypt Station EGYPT STATIONA hand signed, limited edition lithograph. This image is featured in his "Paintings" book. This lithograph is individually hand signed and numbered by Sir Paul McCartney. Paper size is approximately 25.5" x 33.5" with the image size  approximately 15.5" x 19.5". This edition is #83 limited to only 200 numbered copies worldwide. Unframed."My original inspiration was similar to a picture we were talking about the other day, with Egyptian symbols and shapes from looking at a reference book on Egypt. I was interested in the way they drew sunflowers, and two appear on the left and right. It was a nice shape , so I took that and then I love the way they symbolize trees.""I thought I would love to paint, I thought it would be very liberating for me, I had got a lot of visual ideas" Sir Paul McCartneyPaul McCartney was inspired to pick up the paintbrush by the old adage 'life begins at forty'. He has been painting regularly for over twenty years - but his relationship with art goes back to his childhood in Liverpool.At school, Paul remembers being fascinated by the contents of the stationery cupboard - plain, blank paper and boxes of pencils that filled his head with dreams.The idea of an empty background as a starting point - be it a white wall or clean canvas - is still a source of inspiration for Paul. He talks about the excitement and challenge of 'killing the canvas' or making the initial mark on the surface. It is interesting to note that the minimalist cover for 'The Beatles' (white album) was conceived by Paul with artist Richard Hamilton."So what I find is that I do it when I am inspired, and that's how I can combine it with music. Some days the inspiration is a musical one and other days it has got to be painting" - Sir Paul McCartneyWhen he was eleven he used a school prize to buy his first modern art book, including works by Dali and Picasso. Then at fourteen he won an art prize for a drawing of St Aidan's Church on the Speke housing estate where he lived. "... a lot of the time all I want to do is apply paint … sometimes just putting on the paint is more interesting than actually thinking what it all means" - Sir Paul McCartney Place a Bid!