Fred Thomas 40"x30" Palette 2016 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #6CFT Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/Brintle Executed in Gourgue’s distinctive surrealist

Executed in Gourgue’s distinctive surrealist style

the Indigénistes

a cluster of small houses with vivid red and yellow roofs appears nestled within lush greenery

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

muted colors

Fred Thomas 40"x30" Palette 2016 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #6CFT Category/Haitian Artists in the Diaspora/Brintle Executed in Gourgue’s distinctive surrealistFred 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