A naive artist, but a first view of Alpha Cent.

Mr. Winters has long specialized in repeating images of the human face, drawn with a cartoonish automatism that suggests a primitive or naive artist.

This suggests the pace of artistic production by internees, with people such as Fred Uhlman, a self-taught naive artist, creating almost one piece of art a day.

Another ultra naive artist, Sister Gertrude Morgan, was 34 when she received the call to become an itinerant preacher.

"You've got to come over to see Balth's work," she told me on the telephone, "He's a true naive artist, and absolutely brilliant."

These extras make Grandma Moses a more palpable figure than the naive artist of legend.

Nina Barka (5 October 1908 - 1986), real name Marie Smirsky, was a prominent naive artist.

Today, the work of these naive artists is increasingly rare and costly.

He has been called Australia's greatest naive artist.

The painting, with its simple lines and bold colours, is typical of the works of the naive artists.