Originals

“I’s Build me a cabin if only I could, I’d make me a shine still deep in the wood, I’d get me a plough mule and work ‘em June thru ‘til May, reckin’ you won’t find me ‘til judgement day.” “I Feel close to Levi. He has a particular way about him. We took to each other the first time we met, and I feel very comfortable with him. He calls me “Buddy”. Levi is the traditional old-timer from Tennessee....

“I’s Build me a cabin if only I could, I’d make me a shine still deep in the wood, I’d get me a plough mule and work ‘em June thru ‘til May, reckin’ you won’t find me ‘til judgement day.” “I Feel close to Levi. He has a particular way about him. We took to each other the first time we met, and I feel very comfortable with him. He calls me “Buddy”. Levi is the traditional old-timer from Tennessee. There is a very soft side to this man, something very youthful, His beard falls to his chest and he runs his hand over the bottom of it every mow and again, making me think, that the beard is meant to hide his innate shyness. He’s suspicious of people and I can just picture him making moonshine in those mountains. He’s got real pride in his banjo playing, which he is well known for. He talks often of his blockading and his coal mining days. He was exactly what I wanted to paint.” -Paul Murray-

"Down From The Mountain original collection"

Pastel Study

"Down From The Mountain original collection" Paul is sharing his on location and intimate studio sketches that help create the final piece. These were never meant for public viewing, just for artist reference. You will see notes and reminders on them, that were done while drawing for the first time many of these people in his works. So there may or may not be more images of a certain character. So Paul Murray says they are "RARE, RAW, and RIDICULOUS". Rare;...

"Down From The Mountain original collection" Paul is sharing his on location and intimate studio sketches that help create the final piece. These were never meant for public viewing, just for artist reference. You will see notes and reminders on them, that were done while drawing for the first time many of these people in his works. So there may or may not be more images of a certain character. So Paul Murray says they are "RARE, RAW, and RIDICULOUS". Rare; never released before, nor were they meant for release. Raw; the pieces came to life in a few moments, as it happened, very sketchy, ... so perfection is far away (but the passion of the moment isn't). Ridiculous;, the proportions and lines may be out of perspective, out of size but that brings us back to raw.

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