Sully Obin 24"x30" The Army 1973 Oil on Masonite #12-3-96MFN Category/Georges S Nader Art Collections He began drawing at the

He began drawing at the age of ten and later studied ceramics and sculpture at the Ceramics Center

who was just beginning at that time

and the use of color

(Haiti Voodoo Kingdom Riviera by John Allen Franciscus

an experience that helped shape his technical confidence and artistic direction

Sully Obin 24"x30" The Army 1973 Oil on Masonite #12-3-96MFN Category/Georges S Nader Art Collections He began drawing at theA vivid procession of Haitian officers in ceremonial dress, plumed hats, gold epaulettes, and jewel toned uniforms in blue, orange, green, and yellow, gathers before a gated colonial estate as a lone horseman rides through the entrance beyond. Painted by Sully Obin of the celebrated Obin family, founders of the Cap Hatien school, "The Army" captures a historical military scene with the flat, narrative clarity and vibrant palette that define this