Appalachia Series

Almost Sold Out

"you've seen their faces; you've heard their voices. Always, they'll stand solemn and aloof as a stranger approaches. They tell me' ...if you ain't bin born in these here mountins, yer a furriner ferever'. They are hopefull faces, shy faces. This is a place of melancholy beauty and bucolic melancholy. In such isolated hollows live the remaining so-called "Hillbillies of Appalachia" and my new series. I will take you to places in the Southern Appalachians that few outsiders have ever seen." .... ... She is “Li'l Cumberland's” little sister, always trying to keep up with her big sister. When she saw Paul sketching her sister, this little one would put her bonnet on and run away, saying "This one"s all mine.”

"There is a part of the world that remains locked away from the world around it. I think Emily Spence, the old woman in this painting, shows the dark side of Appalachia that few of us will ever see." Paul Murray..........................SOLD OUT Selling Range;$2,600 – $3,200Call for availability! 1-800-567-3220

There sat Aunt Emily (103) by the window in her favorite chair, like a queen on her throne... her royal cape over her shoulders.. the delicate light of dawn dancing over her face. "...her all knowing glimmer ...the secrets she holds...her forever majesty!" We felt as though we were in the presence of a queen; when she spoke her stories spilled out like music in a song. She told us of days long past. Still, we were awed by the strength of her presence. After a while, we said good-bye unknowingly for the last time. Emily died short while later. Another legend lost." PM

“There sat Aunt Emily (103) by the window, in her favorite chair - like a queen on her throne. Her royal cape over her shoulders, the delicate light of dawn dancing over her face. Her all-knowing glimmer, the secrets she holds, her forever majesty.” -Paul Murray- Click on the image for enlarged close-up. Make sure to scroll to the bottom of the page until you see page numbers and a forward arrow so you can continue your discovery of Murray's art......."

"Aunt Emily had never been more than 6 miles from home. The same as her mother and mother's mother; imagine the pure history we are talking to when we visit her."................................SOLD OUT Call for availability! 1-800-567-3220 Selling Range: $3,850 – $4,600

A lamb has so many spiritual connections. This image helped us raise funds for "Catrina" Victims and comes with the bible verse about "No one left behind" This baby lamb is only 12 hours old. Zoe' was so sweet she kept hanging on to him even though he got heavier and heavier. You see the lamb had fallen fast asleep and Zoe' didn't to wake him!

Awake Asleep Pastel Sketch

"A Commemorative Print - 2007 for 40 years of exhibition and community support in Paul Murray's home, of Essex County, Ontario, Canada." This is a memorable collectable piece, that will have great provenance and value in the future.

I love painting old people, but I really wanted to portray young people too. It is so difficult to be given permission by the parents to paint children in Appalachia that I had almost given up hope. For so many years I attempted to paint them, but the protective barriers are very strong and very high. In Hazel Patch Hollow, near a Baptist Church, a ten year old girl named Hazel was in the field with her grandfather, some friends and neighbors. This is the one, I thought when I saw her. I had her in my head for years and then, there she was. Her hair was ragged and matted and she was looking at me with such a hopeful face, that look that can tell you a million things. I loved how she was that day, with coal dust smeared on her cheeks, her worn clothes, dirty from play. There was, as usual, a lot of mist curling in the air that day. Her grandfather was hauling coal on a sled pulled by a mule. Hazel had been helping her grandpa and playing with the other children in the field and she inspired me, this little girl, because she had so much pride in her face and that childlike need to feel special. -PAUL MURRAY-..........................SOLD OUT Call for availability! 1-888-728-5687 Range: $1,400.00 - $2,600.00 "She inspired me, this little girl, because she had so much pride in her face and that childlike need to feel special.”

"Little Briar Patch is huggin' her bunny watchin' the growd ups carry on. They’re havin' a bbq with Dad, ‘Checkers’ and Grandpa, ‘Turtle’. Everyone has a nickname in the hills."

"Little Briar Patch is huggin' her bunny watchin' the growd ups carry on. They’re havin' a bbq with Dad, ‘Checkers’ and Grandpa, ‘Turtle’. Everyone has a nickname in the hills."

"A place where beauty abounds, where innocence and wisdom are mixed like good cornmeal. A place where a window to the past still exists. L'il Fannie was born from a long line of mountain people. She shares the shyness and fierce pride of her forefathers. In a few isolated hills and hollows of east Tennessee, the window is still open."