Fred Thomas 60"x40" Korn Lanbi (Conch) 2018 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #12CFT 23"x29" Vital's paintings belong to the

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

Executed in the artist's unmistakable expressive style

louvered shutter windows were placed on multiple sides to create constant cross-breezes

This painting depicts few colorful birds eating from several trees

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

Fred Thomas 60"x40" Korn Lanbi (Conch) 2018 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #12CFT 23"x29" Vital's paintings belong to theFred 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,