Fred Thomas 40"x30" Palette 2016 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #6CFT Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/Brintle and his marriage and funeral

and his marriage and funeral scenes demonstrate his profound desire to translate Haitian reality with a sense of humor

encircled by lush rows of cultivated fields

Executed in Gourgue’s distinctive surrealist style

muted colors

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Fred Thomas 40"x30" Palette 2016 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #6CFT Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/Brintle and his marriage and funeralFred Thomas painted this original 40"x 30" mixed media on canvas painting, an abstract titled "Palette." It is sold unframed. The artist said: "Palette My paintings are not always about storytelling, abstraction, or artifacts related to my cultural background. Sometimes I chose an object for its universal value and strive to convey its intrinsic beauty or its inherent symbolism. This time, I used a palette, the very symbol of painting, with large