Posts filed in: Murder Ballads
‘I HAVE LED YOU’ (PROVERBS 4:11)
In The Spring of 2013, I conducted a series of interviews at a women’s shelter in Asheville. I was interested in documenting real stories relating to the South’s ‘culture of honor’ and how it had directly affected women’s lives. There were certain recurring patterns. There was a repeating male type- the young man who is both sensitive and macho. The poet/musician/rebel. Such a person is at first in thrall to their partner. This dependency quickly leads to jealousy, suspicion and a needRead more
‘TO GROW IN THE SICK TREE’S PATH’
Triptych Oil on canvas 62 x 184 inches 2014Read more
SILVER DAGGER
For a description of how this painting was created, please visit my blog post ‘Silver Dagger’.Read more
CALEB MEYER
The singer-songwriter Gillian Welch kindly gave me permission to use her song ‘Caleb Meyer’ for the title of this painting. The first contemporary murder ballad in the series. Murder Ballad Monday, as always, gives a thorough study of the song.Read more
PRETTY POLLY
For a description of how this painting was created, please view my blog post ‘Misogyny’.Read more
LITTLE MAGGIE
This painting is based on the old ballad ‘Little Maggie’. Below is a link to a performance of the song by balladeers Greg and lucretia Speas, of Madison County, North Carolina. Little MaggieRead more
PRETTY POLLY II
For an explanation of how this painting came to be created, please visit my blog post ‘Misogyny’.Read more