“High Cotton” by Robert MacDonald
“High Cotton” originated as a saying in the South rural farming community before the Civil War. It meant that the crops were good and the prices were too. The term has generalized to mean one is doing well or is successful. It is still used some today. The country group Alabama has a song called High Cotton. It has a positive meaning to me so I put it in a painting. I really like the contrast of this painting being what could be considered dreary colors making such a positive statement!