I always found the song Goodnight Irene, to be slightly mysterious and I wanted to portray that in my drawing. The origins of the song are unclear, linked to no particular event or person and I feel like that truly embodies the spirit of the American folk song, and folk songs all over the world. Lead Belly only mentions that he heard it once and now it is a popular song resung and covered by many musicians across the American folk song genre.
In my drawing I illustrated a man playing his guitar and singing towards the moon. I see the moon as an embodiment of Irene, since it is a peaceful symbol and the name Irene also evokes peacefulness from history and from its name origin.
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