Fred Thomas 60"x40" Korn Lanbi (Conch) 2018 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #12CFT Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/Masucci and ritualistic despite being essentially

and ritualistic despite being essentially decorative

He received the first Prize awarded by President Estimé Dumarsais at a Haitian exhibition in 1947

The piece is on canvas and will be sold unframed

He was a charming and submissive painter who seemed to have no conception of the environment

Albott Bonhomme painted this original unstretched 24"x20" contemporary painting of a tropical paradise with birds after the rain in lush vegetation

Fred Thomas 60"x40" Korn Lanbi (Conch) 2018 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #12CFT Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/Masucci and ritualistic despite being essentiallyFred Thomas's description of the painting: "The Conch Shell, Korn lanai, depicts the beauty, historical significance, and supposed aphrodisiac values of the shell. It is a musical instrument used in the past by the revolted slaves, ng mawon, for long distance communication. Conch, Lanbi, is also valued as seafood. Furthermore, I use laces as collages to suggest the mollusk's purported aphrodisiac properties. Combining all those shapes, pastel colors,