Fred Thomas 60"x40" Korn Lanbi (Conch) 2018 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #12CFT 23"x29" He began to paint in

He began to paint in 1973 (Self-taught) in the style of the primitive school

Executed in the artist's unmistakable expressive style

"It is an oil on board and dated 1977

and playwrights

Vital's paintings belong to the Jacmel school of Haitian naive art

Fred Thomas 60"x40" Korn Lanbi (Conch) 2018 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #12CFT 23"x29" He began to paint inFred 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,