Gesner Armand (1936-2008) 16"x24" Sailboat Seascape c1970 Oil on Board Unframed Painting Unframed #1LA Artists/Joseph Nacius repetitive ornamental motifs

repetitive ornamental motifs

while flags and altars mark the spiritual intensity of the scene

inventive still life that turns everyday Haitian produce into playful portraiture

At the center of the composition

which mix African and Haitian animals and vegetation

Gesner Armand (1936-2008) 16"x24" Sailboat Seascape c1970 Oil on Board Unframed Painting Unframed #1LA Artists/Joseph Nacius repetitive ornamental motifsThis oil on board by Gesner Armand captures two vessels adrift on a shimmering expanse of turquoise and jade water, a small red rowboat in the foreground and a larger sailboat carrying two fishermen beyond it. Armand builds the sea itself from thick, textured strokes of green, teal, and touches of lavender, giving the water a restless, sun flecked movement that anchors the entire composition. The angled framing, with both boats cutting diagonally