Radiant Eggplant Still Life by Haitian Artist Calixte Henry, 1980 vintage wooden jar mold "Spencerian" steel pen drawings provided

"Spencerian" steel pen drawings provided an diversion from the more repetitive practice of writing alphabets

and I do believe she is quite an extraordinary one

unfolding across 360 degrees

There are a few holes in the steel near the base for mounting to a wall indoors or out

primarily on a few of the bushes/trees north of the waterfall

Radiant Eggplant Still Life by Haitian Artist Calixte Henry, 1980 vintage wooden jar mold "Spencerian" steel pen drawings providedI didn't know of Calixte Henri (1933 2010) when I found this painting and also didn't know that a big radiant dose of pink and purple could feel so right! but have since learned that he was a widely recognized and well collected Haitian painter, considered one of the "masters" of Haitian art and there is fair bit on him out there. And no great surprise this painting feels very fresh, very confident, and very resolved. Born in 1933 in Port au Prince,