But in February to June my tree painting was in the juried Historic Beverly art exhibit titled "The Colors of Beverly."
It's just a tree!- but it won an award by a jury of respected art judges.
I was pleasantly surprised.
"Color Falls in Beverly," © 2008, pastel, 15 x 21.
Detail
Our world is not at peace.
But I wish you personal peace for the New Year 2024.
The earth needs an embrace from the dove which has become the symbol of peace.
Throughout history its meaning also denoted many things:
Feel, Swirl, Jump, Roll, Release. Move your body. And dance!
"Island Siren" © Johanna Bohoy, 2016, Watercolor, 8x10
White Washed & Blue
Deep blue water, pale blue sky,
sunshine whites, and fuschia brights.
Drink in hand, barefoot, and free.
A siren from the sea is calling me.
"Cat's House" © Johanna Bohoy, 1990, pastel.
Cat’s House
Classical ruins.
Ancient & rare.
Tourists: “Do not touch!"
~
But the cat will.
It’s his home.
The column– his couch.
The sun– his heat.
A privileged king in his castle.
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Light caught in Greece
The day is long
The sun slow to leave.
The light is caught
and the shadows wait.
The door– soon to close
and the flowers to bed.
Goodnight Greece.
~ Johanna Bohoy
"Alaska Watch" © Johanna Bohoy, 2014, pastel.
Alaska watch–
Out come the cameras and phones. Almost tipping the boat into waves.
Capturing mountains and glaciers ahead.
And a humpback? an otter? an Orca? a seal?
Sights to see and send home.
Heading to Surprise Glacier, Alaska
"Surprise Glacier" © Johanna Bohoy, 2014, Watercolor, 20 x 16
Surprise–
It's a glacier.
An ice sculpture framed by the mountains.
Groaning, cracking, spouting, melting- calving into the sound.
Baby blue reflected from the sky above.
Chunks of ice swim over to greet us.
Little ships built by hundreds of years of compressed snow- now set sail.
A wonder of nature before our eyes.
Surprise Glacier, Alaska.
There's gold in them there hills...
Hatcher Pass, Alaska.
Through the rolling hills and roiling mist a shrouded vestige of the past appears.
Peaks of red that sheltered the miners of the Alaska Pacific Mining Company dot the velvety green pass.
Ghostly mists and fog and clouds hover above, all secretly holding the stories
of the men seeking their fortunes that came to a halt during WWII.
Eerily beautiful.
Monet's Garden in Giverney, © Johanna Bohoy, 2007, Watercolor
Rain–
I thought it ruined my day for Monet's Garden in Giverny-
but surprise it was dotted with people holding umbrellas
looking like flowers themselves.
"Fleurs de Provence" © Johanna Bohoy, 2009, pastel.
Provence–
Artists come for the light.
As do the flowers.
When they die they still live.
Dried, and fragrant in sacks for sale.
"I'll take a kilo of rosebuds s'il vous plait."
"Paris Bridge" © Johanna Bohoy, 2008, pastel.
April in Paris–
Rain, rain, rain.
Gray every day.
Even at night.
Until the last- when the sun came out
and I learned why they call it
City of Light.
Nice Nice–
At the Nice flower market I bought a huge bouquet
of pink calla lilies and other fleurs.
Then; a bottle of wine, cheese, and bread.
In the hotel room I savor the beauty of the little sculptures
and the perfume that now scents the room,
the glass of wine, a piece of bread, and a sliver of cheese.
C'est la vie!
Gloved & Glamourous
Like the turn of the century ladies, when gloves were de rigueur for proper etiquette, and were objects of luxury, elegance and refinement, these stars covered their arms on the runway. But it was not for the reason of etiquette (note the exposed shoulders & decollage)— it was all about the fashion.
Laverne Cox, Ruth E. Carter, Emily Blunt and Deepika Padukone.
Pastel, 10x8
It's dawn.
Aqua mist reveals:
the hills; the castle; the velvet greens.
the moss, the mounds; a mirrored lake.
A silent Irish beauty.
1974, Acrylic, 26x26
Artist's collection.
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