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6/28/2016

Making Connections

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 This picture has always been one of my favorite. This is how I remember my "Pa," fiddling in the front yard. He didn't care if he had an audience. He didn't care if he got paid or if anyone knew his name. He just had to make music. Fred Price was a man of few words, but his music was a language all its own..Through it, he showed us how to find the most extraordinary beauty in the ordinary. He taught us to value the living of life, the human connections, to value the land, and the praise for the Creator that is the making of music and art. He lived and died a poor man by society's standards, but he and all who knew him were rich beyond measure

Nobody I knew had a camera back then, so if not for a professional photographer, this image wouldn't exist. In researching for the new mural, I was fortunate enough to find the name of the photographer behind it: Michael Mauney. Mr. Mauney was kind enough to talk with me about his work, which he is still very much involved in. He took this picture as part of a story for Life Magazine, He remembered the experience and remarked that Fred Price was one of his favorite subjects. Mr. Mauney was as kind as he is talented, and a true artist. You can see his work at www.michael mauney.com. 

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Brenda preece
6/29/2016 06:03:19 pm

Fred was a wonderful person.he was my bus driver as a kid he made everyone on his bus feel important.I just thought he was tops.he sang to all of us. Just thought you might want to know. My grand son is named after Kenny.you have a wonderful family and I am proud to say that. Thank you

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Cristy
6/30/2016 12:43:28 am

I'm glad you shared that, Brenda. He genuinely loved just about everyone. He was one in a million!

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Temple Reece
7/2/2016 08:57:28 am

Such a special Pa. So good that you share his legacy! Special people come into our lives at just the right times.

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Cristy
7/12/2016 10:59:42 pm

Yes, they do, and you are one of the special people in my life.

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  • HOME
  • WORKS
  • PURCHASE
  • ABOUT
  • BLOG
  • SHOWS AND EVENTS
  • Classes
    • Landscape Painting
    • Trompe L'oeil Online
    • Painting Water in the Landscape
    • Portraits in the Style of the Old Masters
  • Murals
    • Clarence "Tom" Ashley
    • Birth of a Ballad: The Capture of Tom Dooley
    • First Sunrise: Fred Price, Clint Howard, and Sons
    • Historic 1925 Fiddler's Convention
  • CONNECT
  • PORTRAITS