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“Agwe Red Eyes, A Living Portrait”

I read or heard somewhere in art books that my favorite painter Da Vinci, would use Red as his base colour in oil painting a portrait, because our human blood is red of course. And a portrait can be in … Continue reading

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“Drawing Up Agwe Ge Rouge”

My collection of sketches for my portrait in progress, for Haitian Vodou spirit Agwe Ge Rouge…

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“The Woman With The Dolls”

        My abstract style portrait of a New Orleans Vodou priestess and her collection of effigies. The dollies are drawn to look like people, because the priestess keeps the souls of her ancestors in the figures. Now, the media generally displays Vodou as dolls, … Continue reading

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“Mademoiselle Charlotte, a French Mystery.”

The French colonists brought war, strife, and slavery to Haiti. They also brought their language culture and customs of the day. The spirit of Miss Charlotte came from a French Kreyol woman during colonial times who practiced Vodou and spiritual work. Charlotte … Continue reading

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Erzulie Red Eyes (Ge Rouge)

This is my creative interpretation the of Lwa Erzulie Red Eyes, she is a spiritual aspect of Erzulie Dantor the great warrior and fierce defender of women! Here Erzulie Red Eyes stands in a sea of her enemy’s blood and she holds a silver machete behind … Continue reading

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