Pierre Guilbert (P.G) 32"x33" Zaka Haitian Sequined and Beaded Voodoo Flag on Satin, 2017 #1MFN Artists/Laurenceau Jean-Leon It is wood on granite

It is wood on granite "Simplicity"

" says the art critic and author Gérald Alexis in his book " Peintres Haitiens"

but normally the term "artist's proof" would cover both cases

He received the first prize in drawing at the Junior Seminary of St-Martial's College in 1966

where his paintings were a great hit

Pierre Guilbert (P.G) 32"x33" Zaka Haitian Sequined and Beaded Voodoo Flag on Satin, 2017 #1MFN Artists/Laurenceau Jean-Leon It is wood on graniteThis is a Haitian vodoo flag individually sewn by hand in thousand of glimmering sequins and beads on satin. It is a 32"x33" flag that depicts the voodoo loa Zaka. Its shimmering and glistening beauty is not quite captured by the picture. A "drapo" Vodou is a handmade flag, typically embroidered and decorated with beads and sequins. Although flags may have been made in West Africa before the arrival of Europeans, the flags widely used there by 1600