Jacques Geslin 36"x48" Tropical Forest Oil on Canvas #96-3-96-HA Artists/Louizor Ernst He began painting professionally in

He began painting professionally in 1973 and was awarded the prestigious Ispan-UNESCO Prize in 1981

which he left two years later to found the Hall of Plastic Arts

He was inspired by the Cap-Haitian artists around him

and like the farmers themselves

The arts of Zéphirin have been showcased in the exhibit Haiti Art Naif: Memories of Paradise at the art center Denkmalschmiede Hofgen in Germany

Jacques Geslin 36"x48" Tropical Forest Oil on Canvas #96-3-96-HA Artists/Louizor Ernst He began painting professionally inThis painting beautifully depicts a Haitian jungle scene as seen in the artist's imagination. It's an original 48"x36" oil on canvas. Geslin paints our birds and domestic animals and takes care to respect the delicacy of our plants as he renders them with originality surpassing that of nature. In short, he has created a Haitian forest drawn from his imagination. From 1978 to 1985, he exhibited chiefly in the United States, the Dominican Republic,