Title:Griye Kafe (Grilled Coffee)
Date: 2025
From: Haiti
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 16 × 20 inches
Artist:Jean Batiste Ghesil’homme (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:
Matin Karayb captures the quiet poetry of daily life in the Haitian countryside. A woman stands before a small wooden house, stirring a pot over an open fire as the morning light filters through the trees. Her red blouse and yellow-dotted skirt bring warmth and rhythm to the earthy tones of the scene, symbolizing both strength and tenderness.
The surrounding landscape—lush greenery, distant hills, and a sky still holding traces of dawn—envelops her in a serene balance of labor and peace. The pestle and chair nearby hint at a life built on simple rituals, where every gesture carries meaning and continuity.In Matin Kreyòl, the artist transforms a familiar moment into an ode to resilience and dignity. It is a portrait of Haiti’s enduring spirit—rooted in the land, illuminated by faith, and carried forward through the quiet grace of everyday work.
Title:Griye Kafe (Grilled Coffee)
Date: 2025
From: Haiti
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 16 × 20 inches
Artist:Jean Batiste Ghesil’homme (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:
Matin Karayb captures the quiet poetry of daily life in the Haitian countryside. A woman stands before a small wooden house, stirring a pot over an open fire as the morning light filters through the trees. Her red blouse and yellow-dotted skirt bring warmth and rhythm to the earthy tones of the scene, symbolizing both strength and tenderness.
The surrounding landscape—lush greenery, distant hills, and a sky still holding traces of dawn—envelops her in a serene balance of labor and peace. The pestle and chair nearby hint at a life built on simple rituals, where every gesture carries meaning and continuity.In Matin Kreyòl, the artist transforms a familiar moment into an ode to resilience and dignity. It is a portrait of Haiti’s enduring spirit—rooted in the land, illuminated by faith, and carried forward through the quiet grace of everyday work.
