he has sculpted squares of wood from which he derives spiral forms representing women and motherhood
and sets of carnival seems to have nourished his taste for fantasy
As the spiritual parents of the priesthood she and her husband are two of the Loa involved in the kanzo rites in which the Priest/ess-to-be is given the asson (sacred rattle and tool of the priesthood)
finely nuanced color and a distinctive approach in which each composition becomes a focused harmony—often a cameo of one or two tones—applied with such delicacy it can feel almost airbrushed or “sprayed” onto the canvas
This beautiful 24"x20" painting is duly signed by the renowned Haitian artist
Alexandre Gregoire 16"x12" Vodou Scene Oil on Canvas Painting #3-2-95MFN 15"x20" he has sculpted squares ofThis original painting, signed by renowned Haitian naif artist Alexandre Gregoire on the middle left, is a 16"x 12" oil painting depicting a vodou scene in Haiti. It is sold as is condition and unframed. Alexandre Grgoire was a Haitian painter who typically depicted scenes of Vodou, daily life, and historical events in the nave style. Born in Jacmel, Grgoire was educated from 1930 to 1937 by the Christian Teaching Brothers and then studied cabinet