Girault had a passion for drawing at a very young age
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
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)
he has sculpted squares of wood from which he derives spiral forms representing women and motherhood
His subject is often colorful markets filled with people with heavily outlined leaves or foliage
Alexandre Gregoire 16"x12" Vodou Scene Oil on Canvas Painting #3-2-95MFN 15"x20" Girault had a passion forThis 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
