Title: Bain au Clair de Lune
Date: 2025
From: Port-au-Prince
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 16 × 20 inches
Artist: Jean Batiste Guesilhom (Born 1971, Jérémie, Haiti) (Born 1971, Jérémie, Haiti)
Born and Raised in Jérémie in the Grand’Anse region, Jean Batiste Ghesilhomme began drawing at age 11 and later trained at La Grotte des Arts Plastiques in Port-au-Prince. After refining his craft in Santo Domingo, DR, he joined a collective of Haitian artists and became a founding member of FAPADECH.Since 2006, he has participated in Artisanat en Fête and exhibited annually at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, as well as with the Canadian Embassy and at CARIFESTA 2016. Today, his paintings—marked by patience, precision, and quiet strength—are collected in Haiti, the U.S., Canada, and France.
Description:
Beneath the radiant glow of a full moon, two figures are suspended in the vast embrace of the sea. The water shimmers in hues of cobalt, gold, and silver, capturing the restless dance of light across its surface. The silhouettes — still yet alive — become part of the ocean’s quiet rhythm, held in reverence by the luminous path that stretches from the horizon to their presence.
With his signature interplay of contrast and color, Ghesilhomme transforms a simple nocturnal seascape into a meditation on connection, wonder, and transcendence. Bain au Clair de Lune invites us to see the sea not only as a mirror of the moon but also as a mirror of ourselves — infinite, reflective, and filled with mystery.
Title: Bain au Clair de Lune
Date: 2025
From: Port-au-Prince
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 16 × 20 inches
Artist: Jean Batiste Guesilhom (Born 1971, Jérémie, Haiti) (Born 1971, Jérémie, Haiti)
Born and Raised in Jérémie in the Grand’Anse region, Jean Batiste Ghesilhomme began drawing at age 11 and later trained at La Grotte des Arts Plastiques in Port-au-Prince. After refining his craft in Santo Domingo, DR, he joined a collective of Haitian artists and became a founding member of FAPADECH.Since 2006, he has participated in Artisanat en Fête and exhibited annually at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, as well as with the Canadian Embassy and at CARIFESTA 2016. Today, his paintings—marked by patience, precision, and quiet strength—are collected in Haiti, the U.S., Canada, and France.
Description:
Beneath the radiant glow of a full moon, two figures are suspended in the vast embrace of the sea. The water shimmers in hues of cobalt, gold, and silver, capturing the restless dance of light across its surface. The silhouettes — still yet alive — become part of the ocean’s quiet rhythm, held in reverence by the luminous path that stretches from the horizon to their presence.
With his signature interplay of contrast and color, Ghesilhomme transforms a simple nocturnal seascape into a meditation on connection, wonder, and transcendence. Bain au Clair de Lune invites us to see the sea not only as a mirror of the moon but also as a mirror of ourselves — infinite, reflective, and filled with mystery.
