Date: 2025
From: Port-au-Prince
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 16 × 20 inches
Artist: Jean Batiste Guesilhom(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:The Passenger is a luminous meditation on solitude and wonder. A small wooden canoe floats upon waters bathed in gold, the horizon ignited by a setting sun. Nestled inside the boat sits a single blue bird, its delicate presence contrasting with the vast expanse of light and sky.Through this surreal juxtaposition, Ghesilhomme weaves a quiet allegory: the bird becomes both traveler and witness, carrying with it the fragility of life and the promise of freedom. The painting evokes stillness, yet brims with possibility — a reminder that every journey, no matter how improbable, carries its own meaning.
Date: 2025
From: Port-au-Prince
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 16 × 20 inches
Artist: Jean Batiste Guesilhom(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:The Passenger is a luminous meditation on solitude and wonder. A small wooden canoe floats upon waters bathed in gold, the horizon ignited by a setting sun. Nestled inside the boat sits a single blue bird, its delicate presence contrasting with the vast expanse of light and sky.Through this surreal juxtaposition, Ghesilhomme weaves a quiet allegory: the bird becomes both traveler and witness, carrying with it the fragility of life and the promise of freedom. The painting evokes stillness, yet brims with possibility — a reminder that every journey, no matter how improbable, carries its own meaning.
