The Violin Player

The Violin Player (from the series: Still Lives)

It was spring. There was some kind of arts fair being held in Austin; masks, mirrors, glass, paintings and photography. A hundred artisans and artists sold their objets d’art from avenues of stalls. There were hot dogs and burgers for sale too, and ice cold coke, to slake your thirst.

There was also music, provided by a handful of local groups. They played from a central stage to a wide audience that sat on the grass. The audience listened in a lazy kind of way, feeding crumbs to the grackles and letting their children play hide-and-seek amongst the crowd. This image, of the violinist from The South Austin Jug Band comes from that day. I have always been attracted to the raw energy of Blue Grass music, and so has my camera.