Title:Spirit
Date: 2025
From: Port-au-Prince
Medium: Acrylic 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:
Spirit captures the untamed vitality and grace of the horse—a timeless emblem of freedom, strength, and endurance. Through a symphony of vibrant colors and textured strokes, Guesilhom Jean Batiste transforms the animal’s likeness into a vivid dance of energy and emotion.The horse’s gaze, both serene and knowing, emerges from a kaleidoscope of fiery reds, tranquil blues, and luminous yellows—each hue echoing the heartbeat of movement itself.
Title:Spirit
Date: 2025
From: Port-au-Prince
Medium: Acrylic 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:
Spirit captures the untamed vitality and grace of the horse—a timeless emblem of freedom, strength, and endurance. Through a symphony of vibrant colors and textured strokes, Guesilhom Jean Batiste transforms the animal’s likeness into a vivid dance of energy and emotion.The horse’s gaze, both serene and knowing, emerges from a kaleidoscope of fiery reds, tranquil blues, and luminous yellows—each hue echoing the heartbeat of movement itself.
