tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40802985858259013082024-03-13T16:27:52.539-04:00LIGHT CAUGHTGenre paintings by Johanna BohoyJohanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.comBlogger600125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-7935797387905513872024-03-13T15:35:00.003-04:002024-03-13T16:27:21.088-04:00Oscars Red Carpet 2024- A beach<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwujfkJuo3iNTdj-jvoa0YqagMoYj1YzqWOPhOy4Mg0WMHg9XPXclvWy7ml7QgT0kpAQC6L8617uZ_yJBPYnfYmi3_f9kpFeFbKE09UnWjQNenGTfhLqHsLbtW1HinvkQVnnQLmwklxgPpIeweNFwdEN6pmcgBNsBjjYlNNGfwGju86iVoMyurPyHuCo/s1042/Oscars2024%20%C2%A9Bohoy%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="1042" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwujfkJuo3iNTdj-jvoa0YqagMoYj1YzqWOPhOy4Mg0WMHg9XPXclvWy7ml7QgT0kpAQC6L8617uZ_yJBPYnfYmi3_f9kpFeFbKE09UnWjQNenGTfhLqHsLbtW1HinvkQVnnQLmwklxgPpIeweNFwdEN6pmcgBNsBjjYlNNGfwGju86iVoMyurPyHuCo/w400-h303/Oscars2024%20%C2%A9Bohoy%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">A stage light becomes the "sun."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Blue "seaweed" collects on Da'Vine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Aqua "water" flows from Hailee.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">A "scallop shell" opens on Emma. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">"Mollusks & pearls"attach to Anya.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">And a man bares his all on the "sand."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">The runway beach.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-small;">Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Hailee Steinfeld, Emma Stone, Anya Taylor Joy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-small;">Pastel, 10x8 </span></div><br /> <p></p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-91563036659417201662023-12-30T17:51:00.005-05:002023-12-31T12:29:36.788-05:00Dove embrace-painting by Bohoy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNBZXW_IN2Dxl_WhvTCVM3ewSJ1ooacC8sL1YJOGsYQYDDY5nDDbO7HJd_-Q29MaFvoZ-3Y6ywYWE5vWPiD1LmGRZyjoJ75AgtXJBCrspsHWBQnIefRhpQ-PAn2NHfj0mxT4B-Awyx0T200bTLOBzQOHb5AnEnKaM3GsOi46FHtj_9difNkJSERssdxk/s1253/Dove-sm%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="1253" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNBZXW_IN2Dxl_WhvTCVM3ewSJ1ooacC8sL1YJOGsYQYDDY5nDDbO7HJd_-Q29MaFvoZ-3Y6ywYWE5vWPiD1LmGRZyjoJ75AgtXJBCrspsHWBQnIefRhpQ-PAn2NHfj0mxT4B-Awyx0T200bTLOBzQOHb5AnEnKaM3GsOi46FHtj_9difNkJSERssdxk/w400-h376/Dove-sm%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p class="p3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: large;"><b>Our world is not at peace.</b></span></p><p class="p3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><b><span style="font-size: large;">But I wish you <i>personal peace </i>for the New Year 2024.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></p><p class="p3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: medium;"><b>The earth needs an embrace from the dove which has become the symbol of peace.</b></span></p><p class="p3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p class="p3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Throughout history its meaning also denoted many things: </b></span></p><ul class="ul1" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;"><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s3" face="Menlo-Regular"></span><span class="s2">It first appeared many times in the Bible representing innocence and purity</span></span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s3" face="Menlo-Regular"></span><span class="s2">In Native American folklore it was a protector of warriors</span></span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s3" face="Menlo-Regular"></span><span class="s2">In Aztec and Mexican tribes, the dove was used in wedding rituals as symbols of love</span></span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s3" face="Menlo-Regular"></span><span class="s2">In Greek mythology the dove symbolizes <i>Aphrodite</i> the goddess of love; sexuality</span></span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s3" face="Menlo-Regular"></span><span class="s2">In Japan a dove with a sword represented the end of war</span></span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Today:</span></b></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s3" face="Menlo-Regular"></span><span class="s2">Doves are released at the Olympic Games signifying peace among participants </span></span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s3" face="Menlo-Regular"></span><span class="s2">In certain cultures at weddings and funerals doves are released as symbols of hope</span></span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-size: medium;">Political and anti-war protestors use it on posters as a message of peace</span></li><li class="li3" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="s3" face="Menlo-Regular"></span><span class="s2">The UN uses the dove logo with an olive branch for their "Day of Peace"</span></span></li></ul><div><i style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Peace be with you.</b></span></i></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-64173773263976669932023-10-08T18:21:00.006-04:002023-10-08T18:21:49.243-04:00"Movement Arts" paintiing by Bohoy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcARFiJHOrGnoZgeiWZoWusd9Ve5C0WM6B-3ltGvU6_PDbWLEvRkMkk8DPDX1NSf6MpqqsK8UNwQSEYKi115RoggvPpfiGzfX0qzlnOoEjhYccPxgQgxmluIv2QwJ_O4h6S7dt4pNNeYOaQQ3_-01Ht7pPxkrI21elj6vs0UA6B93LdRrh-c9WwjM34k/s3915/Movement%20artsGBohoy-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3315" data-original-width="3915" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcARFiJHOrGnoZgeiWZoWusd9Ve5C0WM6B-3ltGvU6_PDbWLEvRkMkk8DPDX1NSf6MpqqsK8UNwQSEYKi115RoggvPpfiGzfX0qzlnOoEjhYccPxgQgxmluIv2QwJ_O4h6S7dt4pNNeYOaQQ3_-01Ht7pPxkrI21elj6vs0UA6B93LdRrh-c9WwjM34k/w400-h339/Movement%20artsGBohoy-sm.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Feel, Swirl, Jump, Roll, Release. Move your body. And dance!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Watercolor, 10 x 8</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-11918001805800910982023-08-10T16:02:00.009-04:002023-10-09T16:08:27.650-04:00Travel Memory-Greece<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyaF4ejVhoP5oV-BZZXZLZwjfoOmyOJQ9qS8cZKg8tltz4ykZ8epD7wncKpecnlW3fncnp7P4XUMSHatHpzu1AjstSNhXACiM5pzvRFbq4UHIOPlIlYGJIcyLSqcuuyEawFLO00JlG5zErk7gzOLL-k4yAEdzjQvQTfUHK3IX0wT440oBugWRRmq500g/s710/Island%20Siren%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="571" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPyaF4ejVhoP5oV-BZZXZLZwjfoOmyOJQ9qS8cZKg8tltz4ykZ8epD7wncKpecnlW3fncnp7P4XUMSHatHpzu1AjstSNhXACiM5pzvRFbq4UHIOPlIlYGJIcyLSqcuuyEawFLO00JlG5zErk7gzOLL-k4yAEdzjQvQTfUHK3IX0wT440oBugWRRmq500g/s320/Island%20Siren%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><p></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;">"Island Siren"<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10px;">© Johanna Bohoy,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;">2016, Watercolor, 8x10</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #999999;"></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #999999;">White Washed & Blue</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">Deep blue water, pale blue sky,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">sunshine whites, and fuschia brights.</span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">Drink in hand, barefoot, and free.</span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">A siren from the sea is calling me.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEniFI22w73b1N6h87VzqfY8LnauA2flDVxRjZP3c_ytB-9_9swkuOtsRbqQa42yWZzf3NUFkluk7SDeXjwjSg_495CMndxQGzv8cPJqb-T7u_1HNauppv1r5Phz7aBHXpx6HUY_lbnPO4Xf9Nhp7VZlv9gbwkCjzIBkNWrKAw6orqLimdj6i416oNvU/s1640/Cat_s%20House-Greece_%C2%A9Bohoy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEniFI22w73b1N6h87VzqfY8LnauA2flDVxRjZP3c_ytB-9_9swkuOtsRbqQa42yWZzf3NUFkluk7SDeXjwjSg_495CMndxQGzv8cPJqb-T7u_1HNauppv1r5Phz7aBHXpx6HUY_lbnPO4Xf9Nhp7VZlv9gbwkCjzIBkNWrKAw6orqLimdj6i416oNvU/s320/Cat_s%20House-Greece_%C2%A9Bohoy.JPG" width="234" /></a></div><p></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: #999999;">"Cat's House" © Johanna Bohoy, 1990, pastel.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #999999;">Cat’s House</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">Classical ruins.</span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">Ancient & rare. </span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">Tourists:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;">“Do not touch!"</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="color: #999999;">~</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"></span>But the cat will.</span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">It’s his home. </span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">The column– his couch. </span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">The sun– his heat.</span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">A privileged king in his castle.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-T_6vK4RqjAnIf3NizFC-SD7X-vVntmbWLnbUDmuNuAbjW4qu73qYzIB3-UKZWyDmydvwkxgU65u-doEZyxvfoE7H5HPnBVBjrusohzDDsbkN8YGrFRknvQYNYWmPrb_TW5ReUNo4LCl6CmVgfcbnh4bBbMUJHlFVjenjqO1jl3JWiSZfqraPPnDrL7M/s604/LightCaught%20in%20Greece%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="432" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-T_6vK4RqjAnIf3NizFC-SD7X-vVntmbWLnbUDmuNuAbjW4qu73qYzIB3-UKZWyDmydvwkxgU65u-doEZyxvfoE7H5HPnBVBjrusohzDDsbkN8YGrFRknvQYNYWmPrb_TW5ReUNo4LCl6CmVgfcbnh4bBbMUJHlFVjenjqO1jl3JWiSZfqraPPnDrL7M/s320/LightCaught%20in%20Greece%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><p></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="layout layout--1-column" data-cpeid="w-1691694244185-546" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="column column--1 scale stack" data-cpeid="w-1691694244213-620" style="width: 600px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="layout layout--1-column" data-cpeid="w-1691694244185-546" style="color: black; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="column column--1 scale stack" data-cpeid="w-1691694244213-620" style="width: 600px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="text text--padding-vertical" data-cpeid="w-1685729936257-144" style="table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="left" class="text_content-cell content-padding-horizontal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; display: block; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 10px 20px;" valign="top"><p align="center" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: #999999;">“Light Caught in Greece” ©Johanna Bohoy, 1978, Glyfada, Greece, Watercolor, 13x13</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="text text--padding-vertical" data-cpeid="w-1685729936257-144" style="table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #999999;">Light caught in Greece</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">The day is long</span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">The sun slow to leave.</span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">The light is caught</span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">and the shadows wait.</span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">The door– soon to close </span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">and the flowers to bed.</span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #999999;">Goodnight Greece.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;">~ Johanna Bohoy</span> </span></p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-90010197249497560812023-06-02T15:48:00.001-04:002023-10-09T15:55:38.749-04:00Travel Memory- Alaska<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKF32-gqmYTZx1mu1BPXViJwh0x-DTOCxVfgFvgaCLh5pIEA96uISbGNhBlNP6aqOZoZGiCNBw4-I7gLonJgpAahyphenhypheniPptqT5ERK2NzZf8xrSaN643xkOo-mFRUKO1NeAQOXSXBNB5KMqfZ34JiJRr9knTUZAetLpWY-cxye6jRVGdB9g1CbszcMFc_5Lo/s709/Alaska%20Watch%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="709" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKF32-gqmYTZx1mu1BPXViJwh0x-DTOCxVfgFvgaCLh5pIEA96uISbGNhBlNP6aqOZoZGiCNBw4-I7gLonJgpAahyphenhypheniPptqT5ERK2NzZf8xrSaN643xkOo-mFRUKO1NeAQOXSXBNB5KMqfZ34JiJRr9knTUZAetLpWY-cxye6jRVGdB9g1CbszcMFc_5Lo/s320/Alaska%20Watch%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: #999999;">"Alaska Watch" © Johanna Bohoy, 2014, pastel.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alaska watch</span>–</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #999999;">Out come the cameras and phones. Almost tipping the boat into waves.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #999999;">Capturing mountains and glaciers ahead.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span class="ql-cursor"></span>And a humpback? an otter? an Orca? a seal?</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #999999;">Sights to see and send home.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Heading to Surprise Glacier, Alaska</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); color: #403f42; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahMl3N71BgO79ywLagItbnTk8lgNaG5MIBsvDQp73JVLumDG0YSQfqWC3IXkEbAmMH5-pZqiWjF1OdKoKDh6JKU0tDhNJNWslUtozZaTM6FDq7Eio3KG3vKSJRlVnNjrp7RgnDWgTcpsUI98y-Vka2ywwPlcN53Nd9T-gMFegnGxdbyibnSbEbWddAzY/s720/Surprise%20Glacier%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="720" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahMl3N71BgO79ywLagItbnTk8lgNaG5MIBsvDQp73JVLumDG0YSQfqWC3IXkEbAmMH5-pZqiWjF1OdKoKDh6JKU0tDhNJNWslUtozZaTM6FDq7Eio3KG3vKSJRlVnNjrp7RgnDWgTcpsUI98y-Vka2ywwPlcN53Nd9T-gMFegnGxdbyibnSbEbWddAzY/s320/Surprise%20Glacier%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;">"Surprise Glacier"<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10px;">© Johanna Bohoy,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;">2014, Watercolor, 20 x 16</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #999999;"></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">Surprise</span><span style="font-size: 16px;">–</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">It's a glacier.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">An ice sculpture framed by the mountains. </span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Groaning, cracking, spouting, melting- calving into the sound.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Baby blue reflected from the sky above.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Chunks of ice swim over to greet us.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span class="ql-cursor"></span>Little ships built by hundreds of years of compressed snow- now set sail.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">A wonder of nature before our eyes.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Surprise Glacier, Alaska.</span></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fz4dAVSnNM3fPDT1vBqIjL7W9VdvyxddUwSaRi7touXKV0MCfwdYvVvl7H3tUEj2A_6Gjtm89_gZmiWC63NkHPbhWeaFmZhSgmTuEsCEVnePIe5tYPC9Ocxrjg7OKfm-PrxrAqLMkJOOQOvgGZNFoy4A79Vs_HsDQfpWaEEK5P8H7ktjNWJMPRWfh9A/s720/Hatcher%20Pass%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="720" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fz4dAVSnNM3fPDT1vBqIjL7W9VdvyxddUwSaRi7touXKV0MCfwdYvVvl7H3tUEj2A_6Gjtm89_gZmiWC63NkHPbhWeaFmZhSgmTuEsCEVnePIe5tYPC9Ocxrjg7OKfm-PrxrAqLMkJOOQOvgGZNFoy4A79Vs_HsDQfpWaEEK5P8H7ktjNWJMPRWfh9A/s320/Hatcher%20Pass%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <span style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">"Hatcher Passe" © Johanna Bohoy, 2014, pastel.</span></span><p></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #999999;">There's gold in them there hills...</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Hatcher Pass, Alaska.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Through the rolling hills and roiling mist a shrouded vestige of the past appears.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Peaks of red that sheltered the miners of the Alaska Pacific Mining Company<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span class="ql-cursor" style="color: #999999; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dot the velvety green pass.</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="color: #999999; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Ghostly mists and fog and clouds hover above, all secretly holding the stories<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">of the men seeking their fortunes that came to a halt during WWII.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #999999;">Eerily beautiful.</span></span></p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-35947324253867114282023-04-01T15:31:00.010-04:002023-10-09T15:56:40.359-04:00Travel Memory- France- Bohoy<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllpuv7QxceYFmsS2AE25b0XrhiYY94bqRbH8SbDoKqTF-npoKUoW8ZK1haP8PgJvqzTIQ5vxxzoYEnh5M1TeH5tZX2xfx4TyQou9UHaNxgJUr8_H523Mwf_ih9tWjiwD4C07UqDaQ-MGd7zuBBNvAb-0zSF4F1rHCTLr86sQYayXGVJp3uiOUwsLkWOE/s462/Monets%20Garden_Bohoy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="326" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhllpuv7QxceYFmsS2AE25b0XrhiYY94bqRbH8SbDoKqTF-npoKUoW8ZK1haP8PgJvqzTIQ5vxxzoYEnh5M1TeH5tZX2xfx4TyQou9UHaNxgJUr8_H523Mwf_ih9tWjiwD4C07UqDaQ-MGd7zuBBNvAb-0zSF4F1rHCTLr86sQYayXGVJp3uiOUwsLkWOE/w283-h400/Monets%20Garden_Bohoy.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><p></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;">Monet's Garden in Giverney,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10px;">© Johanna Bohoy,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;">2007, Watercolor</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">Rain</span><span style="font-size: 16px;">–</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">I thought it ruined my day for Monet's Garden in Giverny-<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">but surprise it was dotted with people holding umbrellas<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">looking like flowers themselves.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); color: #403f42; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #79797b; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsXV8ZOEF3P7IfGX0uiQq2NEJuJbdgxVFiQgHRyN8yCv2jdminQIICtBXx0SzKSEz8M2uM-Th3NRf7lKxJ6pWEECec4S8h3FZdHQu2dOCARe0hHzNXssopUlGAs59JlfIb_nKQtWGUhEe3iLIj4s6dENRaKRKExa87CpdrqCvWRT6ohFyw36bG2thLI0/s320/Fleurs%20de%20Provence_Bohoy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="320" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsXV8ZOEF3P7IfGX0uiQq2NEJuJbdgxVFiQgHRyN8yCv2jdminQIICtBXx0SzKSEz8M2uM-Th3NRf7lKxJ6pWEECec4S8h3FZdHQu2dOCARe0hHzNXssopUlGAs59JlfIb_nKQtWGUhEe3iLIj4s6dENRaKRKExa87CpdrqCvWRT6ohFyw36bG2thLI0/w400-h284/Fleurs%20de%20Provence_Bohoy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: #999999;">"Fleurs de Provence" © Johanna Bohoy, 2009, pastel.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">Prov</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">ence</span><span style="font-size: 16px;">–</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;">Artists come for</span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>the light.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">As do the flowers.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">When they die they still live.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">Dried, and fragrant in sacks for sale.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #999999;">"I'll take a kilo of rosebuds s'il vous plait."</span></span></p><div><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #4d4d4d; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKI30EluuL24hwkjRxTFIwB3bVpAEqPtBGimGxEkCPbAgUhyCmj0CCqXry_THRB5Hjp2zMchHRGAxMZ-v9gEgkHuhshkkAQS8Kf64-rJjgD0Gsa57S1j33RPelvqkQ17AYx8JOg5N4c2bsdf_JYjtV9FLf2DB0HJWBOPn5qDrApNk-u59siOsDySBKaY/s1200/ParislBridge_Bohoy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="1200" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhKI30EluuL24hwkjRxTFIwB3bVpAEqPtBGimGxEkCPbAgUhyCmj0CCqXry_THRB5Hjp2zMchHRGAxMZ-v9gEgkHuhshkkAQS8Kf64-rJjgD0Gsa57S1j33RPelvqkQ17AYx8JOg5N4c2bsdf_JYjtV9FLf2DB0HJWBOPn5qDrApNk-u59siOsDySBKaY/w400-h254/ParislBridge_Bohoy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: #999999;">"Paris Bridge" © Johanna Bohoy, 2008, pastel.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><br /></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #999999;">April in Paris–</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">Rain, rain, rain.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">Gray every day.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">Even at night.</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">Until the last- when the sun came out</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">and I learned why they call it<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">City of Light.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvjMNl_cyVaLOdJuDxBfv9fjz2RhXXanrY0ZJG5prkPGGHfN4TxA6fgyCKXXD8nMhbNG_YRR8kKKMWybUvmmzTlLdX2SGQAXs6jC-n_J4Vgz49I0oU9ogqDL_WVG71xeYuKUpelr4Qs-r40U6nHYTVuWGxSo4CZcuZ0o3lAqOI-0NtiFTQvpGenW_Xgk/s214/Pink%20Calla_Bohoy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="206" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvjMNl_cyVaLOdJuDxBfv9fjz2RhXXanrY0ZJG5prkPGGHfN4TxA6fgyCKXXD8nMhbNG_YRR8kKKMWybUvmmzTlLdX2SGQAXs6jC-n_J4Vgz49I0oU9ogqDL_WVG71xeYuKUpelr4Qs-r40U6nHYTVuWGxSo4CZcuZ0o3lAqOI-0NtiFTQvpGenW_Xgk/w193-h200/Pink%20Calla_Bohoy.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><br /> <span style="color: #999999;"> <span> </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10px; text-align: center;"><span>"Pink Calla" © Johanna Bohoy, 2007, pastel.</span></span></span><p></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold;"></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;">Nice<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Nice–</span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">At the Nice flower market I bought a huge bouquet<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">of pink calla lilies and other fleurs.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">Then; a bottle of wine, cheese, and bread.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">In the hotel room I savor the beauty of the little sculptures<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">and the perfume that now scents the room,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #999999;">the glass of wine, a piece of bread, and a sliver of cheese.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></p><p align="center" style="caret-color: rgb(64, 63, 66); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #999999;">C'est la vie!</span></span></p><div><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-48514889056287699082023-03-15T16:25:00.002-04:002023-03-15T16:25:50.435-04:00Oscars Red Carpet 2023- Gloved & Glamorous- by Bohoy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZY_Rwfmof2jdZIk1ghCIY8xu-AagwaPW2P7KEvHxS_2dGeu_AbRdOC4cLblu6rLHr9nc7fuAeJkytD1nkerlGa_PsZFiaunqgltOB4DVtGv6GNPAZtmX417V-bcndqyzVfOr185xqa6vqayEpf5tD0PQPogaOo7HCKKXGiH4zwYpXV-cO8Jl6CTzu/s2819/Oscar%202023-75%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2227" data-original-width="2819" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZY_Rwfmof2jdZIk1ghCIY8xu-AagwaPW2P7KEvHxS_2dGeu_AbRdOC4cLblu6rLHr9nc7fuAeJkytD1nkerlGa_PsZFiaunqgltOB4DVtGv6GNPAZtmX417V-bcndqyzVfOr185xqa6vqayEpf5tD0PQPogaOo7HCKKXGiH4zwYpXV-cO8Jl6CTzu/w400-h316/Oscar%202023-75%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><b>Gloved & Glamourous</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Like the turn of the century ladies, when gloves were de rigueur</span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"> 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. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Laverne Cox, Ruth E. Carter, Emily Blunt and Deepika Padukone.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pastel, 10x8</span></p><p> </p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-52372707172370223892023-03-06T16:43:00.001-05:002023-03-06T16:43:46.667-05:00Travel memories- Ireland dawns by J. Bohoy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMd6WxcZpRYixc2Fi3rpnbcbzA2GY1sCvvOPTCdokhDibTKG1MmNc2-n2IUq91lhvlYF4YcEKanPPt7CvAfBsrocc72dDFWEkuqNvDUyTRavDve6oScYLVXHMjh0Hm9A44sUDkEM-8kRIiWMzJmhYFjKKAZRthi6LSWwV2VbsLJEEEoKppknEFCxN/s2395/Ireland%20dawns.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2395" data-original-width="2310" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMd6WxcZpRYixc2Fi3rpnbcbzA2GY1sCvvOPTCdokhDibTKG1MmNc2-n2IUq91lhvlYF4YcEKanPPt7CvAfBsrocc72dDFWEkuqNvDUyTRavDve6oScYLVXHMjh0Hm9A44sUDkEM-8kRIiWMzJmhYFjKKAZRthi6LSWwV2VbsLJEEEoKppknEFCxN/s320/Ireland%20dawns.JPG" width="309" /></a></div><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: trebuchet;">From a trip to Ireland, too long ago:</span></h3><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">It's dawn.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Aqua mist reveals:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">the hills; the castle; the velvet greens.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">the moss, the mounds; a mirrored lake.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A silent Irish beauty.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">1974, Acrylic, 26x26</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Artist's collection.</span></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOoo7XnHcWod2Cge2XmWXTkhHBmYK2izoXMDZeE8o5JP-wloWIiiiwdsUMWjfAlbqgO_r-I4L9kChxqXsexHS4zQTalsn-96U5MLU9Wkqi3XTO9ZKoqb7FWdMO6Ob9gZVAHQMBsCM1bpfammrhx1XPp_mucZj7NFXBoN2xZmOBrQRX6IkgBRd14Y2/s2361/Irish%20Cottage%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2361" data-original-width="2202" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOoo7XnHcWod2Cge2XmWXTkhHBmYK2izoXMDZeE8o5JP-wloWIiiiwdsUMWjfAlbqgO_r-I4L9kChxqXsexHS4zQTalsn-96U5MLU9Wkqi3XTO9ZKoqb7FWdMO6Ob9gZVAHQMBsCM1bpfammrhx1XPp_mucZj7NFXBoN2xZmOBrQRX6IkgBRd14Y2/s320/Irish%20Cottage%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In an Irish cottage:</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A rich little place.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Blossoms on walls envelop the room.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">With treasures of paintings, furniture, and lace.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Touring the cottage- no one's around.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">She looks in the mirror- not to be found.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">1974, Acrylic 36 x 39</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-size: x-small;">Happy St Patrick's Day!</span></h4>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-91377863649021343422023-02-07T13:09:00.018-05:002023-02-13T14:18:26.457-05:00Travel memories- Portugal-Bohoy<p><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: trebuchet;">In yesterday’s Boston Sunday Globe newsaper I was interviewed for their VIP travel section entitled “A VIP reader talks about all things travel.” Read it here: <a href="https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=0e007f99-8051-456f-bcb4-738dc692a7d2">https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=0e007f99-8051-456f-bcb4-738dc692a7d2</a></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnq3R5wsMT5pdJRmksI9LaI2eLUYjF-ptDdzRtF9aCTFKKvoiP3ogOY5ELca7cwHXuxm-2zjym4QFQZxLYkMvintu6jjPBB2nQZp1NoXDfuPk98bfHCzptm8_75UT_m5f-KtWD1KZI-3iw7clDID0au3HR37-eFOH8733nZMaQFBmxN9fMpsVmhAC/s1781/VIP%20newspaper2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1781" data-original-width="1504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnq3R5wsMT5pdJRmksI9LaI2eLUYjF-ptDdzRtF9aCTFKKvoiP3ogOY5ELca7cwHXuxm-2zjym4QFQZxLYkMvintu6jjPBB2nQZp1NoXDfuPk98bfHCzptm8_75UT_m5f-KtWD1KZI-3iw7clDID0au3HR37-eFOH8733nZMaQFBmxN9fMpsVmhAC/s320/VIP%20newspaper2.jpg" width="270" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: trebuchet; text-size-adjust: auto;">In honor of travel (and that time of year when we think of traveling) I will be featuring my travel paintings– starting with Portugal:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaPTGiPe89LevULYHitaO-rvXsxzw2bIGPI-SZ330DHqerAJ4EcxV0vTDUigR-xZsKsZpwFpjkbnjNNBSYRwmVT6VhYMOfoqaXTV0QpBq-DYyuhvspNx3ocPtRtqyNpgKjT6tULDv5kdDGDigrhfNTUilP8ak9cOWvjbtHUwpe4BlnJs0myht7X0L/s477/Travel-Villa%20Real%20Portugal%C2%A9Bohoycopy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="345" data-original-width="477" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaPTGiPe89LevULYHitaO-rvXsxzw2bIGPI-SZ330DHqerAJ4EcxV0vTDUigR-xZsKsZpwFpjkbnjNNBSYRwmVT6VhYMOfoqaXTV0QpBq-DYyuhvspNx3ocPtRtqyNpgKjT6tULDv5kdDGDigrhfNTUilP8ak9cOWvjbtHUwpe4BlnJs0myht7X0L/w400-h289/Travel-Villa%20Real%20Portugal%C2%A9Bohoycopy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="post-footer" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: black; color: #999999; font: 400 9px / 1.4em "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.1em; margin: 0.75em 0px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"></div><p></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2400354591770638796" itemprop="description articleBody" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: black; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Travel. </span></span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">Tired. </span><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: verdana;">Trip into bed.</span><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Trays of bread, butter, </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">sweets and coffee </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">wait outside the door </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">in the early morn. </span><i style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px;">Obrigado</i></div><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.27px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.27px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Pastel of Villa Real, Portugal, 2008</span></span></div><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.27px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Original NFS [email for available print]</span></span></div><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.27px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjVTRTi_ECOlhzk9qM-qrxrSacqMPBSx4Ko7lmp7jkRVXbI-gVI3oCBA1nLZCASAykioHV8oyz-T6wpDMkvrIenbeJf2xTwm30mnAdOPmuvCmlJHsPz-BV9AJr-fWa_4Cm6z76HkT4MWukfpkLLofcIVF1ZpyBnJtTNornkk7OMg4lb89VY_XNEZA/s470/Portugal-FW%20%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="470" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjVTRTi_ECOlhzk9qM-qrxrSacqMPBSx4Ko7lmp7jkRVXbI-gVI3oCBA1nLZCASAykioHV8oyz-T6wpDMkvrIenbeJf2xTwm30mnAdOPmuvCmlJHsPz-BV9AJr-fWa_4Cm6z76HkT4MWukfpkLLofcIVF1ZpyBnJtTNornkk7OMg4lb89VY_XNEZA/w400-h272/Portugal-FW%20%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></div><div><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span">In Nazare a Fisherman's widow dressed in all black strolls the beach with the background of the unforgiving azure blue sea.</span></span></div><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Pastel, 2008 </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">[email for available available]</span></span></div></div><div style="clear: both; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.27px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></div></div>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-1918117455830884232023-01-18T13:27:00.000-05:002023-01-18T13:27:26.159-05:00Birthday of a New Year 2023-Bohoy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0R2VQ9s1aARbsqn3rEXxyuUw5f_I8yq0sz1Sk6iBiKJwq8diDEukeZW4cYWz_8aeRxKKlGvyo1gFu1iiNBPr0FeooJvJD1CaUgnfwTSipDuIKMPOYGrzzENFwinDVMrUBDyZN-9Ypp7EzUTxGjc9cGNKIrIXZu6kq11zhI8O2ajq4XaGvFQSeWiH/s2376/New%20Year%20Birthday%C2%A9Bohoy%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2376" data-original-width="1799" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB0R2VQ9s1aARbsqn3rEXxyuUw5f_I8yq0sz1Sk6iBiKJwq8diDEukeZW4cYWz_8aeRxKKlGvyo1gFu1iiNBPr0FeooJvJD1CaUgnfwTSipDuIKMPOYGrzzENFwinDVMrUBDyZN-9Ypp7EzUTxGjc9cGNKIrIXZu6kq11zhI8O2ajq4XaGvFQSeWiH/w303-h400/New%20Year%20Birthday%C2%A9Bohoy%202.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); color: #590c19; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: #c4bf31;">Light the candles for Chanukah.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); color: #590c19; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: #c4bf31;">Light the candles for Christmas.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); color: #590c19; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: #c4bf31;">Light the candles for the birthday of a New Year.</span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); color: #590c19; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: #c4bf31; font-style: italic;">Paint it glorious</span><span style="color: #c4bf31; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pastel, 2008</span></p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-80876589486679968222022-09-12T13:39:00.003-04:002022-09-12T13:39:34.727-04:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VqhJ4TPJo8QLn7kTjojLBigCDI-ezTCfyAxb2JT6Tsl5_ZfOeFk9DC0k1xtinTk0EcbgP0mt_zkYB88cls5pPjUXWqWTIV9f8n28DTfphb7KUkc6TfzEpi8ZkHYjkhJBU--N1AcrX2MmxexppZXIv1OtyjDl7ijAdGHPGulgRUTjh6X1ljPZycPc/s1500/Michelle%20rose%20%C2%A9%20Bohoy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="1500" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VqhJ4TPJo8QLn7kTjojLBigCDI-ezTCfyAxb2JT6Tsl5_ZfOeFk9DC0k1xtinTk0EcbgP0mt_zkYB88cls5pPjUXWqWTIV9f8n28DTfphb7KUkc6TfzEpi8ZkHYjkhJBU--N1AcrX2MmxexppZXIv1OtyjDl7ijAdGHPGulgRUTjh6X1ljPZycPc/w400-h306/Michelle%20rose%20%C2%A9%20Bohoy.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-weight: 700;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Rose Michelle</span></div></span></div><p></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">A bud that blossomed to a swirl of beauty. Inside and out.</span></span></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">A dew drop for life; a teardrop that it can't last forever.</span></span></p><div><span style="color: #977a51; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Pastel, 2008/2022<br /> </span></p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-54255800084573017862022-08-23T17:01:00.007-04:002022-08-23T17:03:40.043-04:00Summer on Cape Ann paintings by Johanna Bohoy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HBBD1nU96Azdx95M9yrfITzd38QzuKp9oXSEIzzVSBVvpnU5ENFiaE0LgC_dGfoHKl_XjIlb4DXdAzgfX-frbTmRc0Evb6W41C5p8qKZxEYOpIR5qrNi77ROPw9OICJnisvVRHmg1viN2HeXdxin4aBC7L7jP3mflutd_icguBKRZ1dhwNEZWnNZ/s520/Rockport%20House%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="520" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HBBD1nU96Azdx95M9yrfITzd38QzuKp9oXSEIzzVSBVvpnU5ENFiaE0LgC_dGfoHKl_XjIlb4DXdAzgfX-frbTmRc0Evb6W41C5p8qKZxEYOpIR5qrNi77ROPw9OICJnisvVRHmg1viN2HeXdxin4aBC7L7jP3mflutd_icguBKRZ1dhwNEZWnNZ/s320/Rockport%20House%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-pxmCENefLEQKftf6wDEqoeE3E-35cihfDP0ykZHAqsMY1kXgQA3Yfxn5-O4upN6GYCoYQJiO3vJeHimxm0_liKltFw7zR2fGyEeMtv4-7TGE6ZvJDNvgCA26xrhNm73bPFdQG1lrK13DT606pPg-0GBXVQ9-SMudj4am4gpQJhiW6tECUIFzT-1/s576/3on%20a%20Rock%C2%A9Bohoy%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="576" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-pxmCENefLEQKftf6wDEqoeE3E-35cihfDP0ykZHAqsMY1kXgQA3Yfxn5-O4upN6GYCoYQJiO3vJeHimxm0_liKltFw7zR2fGyEeMtv4-7TGE6ZvJDNvgCA26xrhNm73bPFdQG1lrK13DT606pPg-0GBXVQ9-SMudj4am4gpQJhiW6tECUIFzT-1/s320/3on%20a%20Rock%C2%A9Bohoy%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HnU0r9k5UNxH-NiS71gXX6g1DBmESjPtPVwqKAkVea7AIxAXPOq3jqPtXV5bHUNJ6oI47_HLr8urLjsnRj-axRpt9pe6FObFaB2TR4ZtMy1lGXAWIzEg5hqn9YwjmFIcRdFbNl-ELRukPCYXUuwGQxUGNTLM-yCKTeVMD7vq7obMn2isgEfLl6mb/s504/All's%20quiet@Bohoy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="504" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_HnU0r9k5UNxH-NiS71gXX6g1DBmESjPtPVwqKAkVea7AIxAXPOq3jqPtXV5bHUNJ6oI47_HLr8urLjsnRj-axRpt9pe6FObFaB2TR4ZtMy1lGXAWIzEg5hqn9YwjmFIcRdFbNl-ELRukPCYXUuwGQxUGNTLM-yCKTeVMD7vq7obMn2isgEfLl6mb/s320/All's%20quiet@Bohoy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A Rockport rooftop. 3 on the rocks. A Gloucester wharf.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Summer on Cape Ann.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">All pastel paintings © Johanna Bohoy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-31143597848391950922022-05-24T14:08:00.005-04:002022-06-10T14:47:16.153-04:00The Swans are back- by J. Bohoy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ouvkczyaZ5t2CmhGYrwGpyHiDq1SjSZtULo8RmrQUcxvXkM8rZ4lnvZ2bEy2L77nFf1NAvdSpsL5cbIhSMMPsSwVzlicMiCpLD_6BfCkzPRB8HLKxjRK0nWq9NGrr7CvkBJgWmz-uB8_pnOYd1Z9Pkx5T6v2n8jI11_P_yjpzI9LByi6h-_ZttSF/s432/Ballet%20Swan-Bohoy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="432" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ouvkczyaZ5t2CmhGYrwGpyHiDq1SjSZtULo8RmrQUcxvXkM8rZ4lnvZ2bEy2L77nFf1NAvdSpsL5cbIhSMMPsSwVzlicMiCpLD_6BfCkzPRB8HLKxjRK0nWq9NGrr7CvkBJgWmz-uB8_pnOYd1Z9Pkx5T6v2n8jI11_P_yjpzI9LByi6h-_ZttSF/s320/Ballet%20Swan-Bohoy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The swans are back.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Boston Ballet brings them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The Opera House stage. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Feathers fly: Odette and Odile vie for the prince.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Good vs evil.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A sea of white glides on Swan Lake </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">as my favorite Tchaikovsky music swells.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Pastel paintings done previously in 2008 to 2014. Prints available.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeErxTvBbwfcl48Dbc0Pgh4bjk5pGcYp-Jl3Vg551pywxSbMXMYB5CvT1YcL66aJu2nNE-ABIcoETj-Qen6OgweQ7RJLeuX9gYmV_buCGh1jJTVqUo5F9Hw5UhCOHjsfh_StHeflhec_tvexDx6j9xnIfRENmV7rMfXEQUd2NmVrpQdN4bT3A_dBRG/s504/Black%20Swan-White%20Swan-Bohoy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="504" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeErxTvBbwfcl48Dbc0Pgh4bjk5pGcYp-Jl3Vg551pywxSbMXMYB5CvT1YcL66aJu2nNE-ABIcoETj-Qen6OgweQ7RJLeuX9gYmV_buCGh1jJTVqUo5F9Hw5UhCOHjsfh_StHeflhec_tvexDx6j9xnIfRENmV7rMfXEQUd2NmVrpQdN4bT3A_dBRG/s320/Black%20Swan-White%20Swan-Bohoy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgawkq5j2wfYJBoRRz1chpmVhwsPIjlT55sVGMg_v3kAmsuyJ6Iki9XLKu0frtufr0goM0e52Pc2v2-l3W6WPf6Pyp5uPRi8a-2hjVQSXQolsS3K8umA44CCZn8EEeLPzW8VOnI2H_tfCpBFZ2Z1tqeXOOKuXtta34KJL_gKK0h7wRVTGD918m8rm/s576/Swan%20Maidens.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="576" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgawkq5j2wfYJBoRRz1chpmVhwsPIjlT55sVGMg_v3kAmsuyJ6Iki9XLKu0frtufr0goM0e52Pc2v2-l3W6WPf6Pyp5uPRi8a-2hjVQSXQolsS3K8umA44CCZn8EEeLPzW8VOnI2H_tfCpBFZ2Z1tqeXOOKuXtta34KJL_gKK0h7wRVTGD918m8rm/s320/Swan%20Maidens.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LgymTr6d6k9gx9HDSAu4WPMSlp8S1yCdfSEasPLHKhZDmxj17j2uPrRMBUbzODjaw60yulWhzavRh9bS_NLwOQ5y7orJSBMBIi8kxZC_3p_7zbCIPrmL5A1C8qrvxVo98RSgT6NY04HoRDUYN4IrrCOJVyRQzS3xAVCMI1sVxHZ2PlhdIjozoB3_/s490/Swan%20back%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="490" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LgymTr6d6k9gx9HDSAu4WPMSlp8S1yCdfSEasPLHKhZDmxj17j2uPrRMBUbzODjaw60yulWhzavRh9bS_NLwOQ5y7orJSBMBIi8kxZC_3p_7zbCIPrmL5A1C8qrvxVo98RSgT6NY04HoRDUYN4IrrCOJVyRQzS3xAVCMI1sVxHZ2PlhdIjozoB3_/s320/Swan%20back%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-17143871968452365952022-03-30T15:14:00.000-04:002022-03-30T15:14:30.149-04:00Oscars Red Carpet 2022-Yelo & Blue- Bohoy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MRuH57XQ8QQvrFEJkynAjVtUeydXo0ebtgq-BMp-4kTfvlwffYvwsQDyjx0eBDcAq-O1w-UDPLguWsdqjFWcAnn6e_C-oS8c1F20LwtPH64AlPeR22pKS4O5poQuLUf1UmWU2dnvH6vEo81B6VApJRqt_CSxgdrZEH6s65i3ualmjhijIKBwGaot/s1430/Oscars2022-lo%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="1430" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1MRuH57XQ8QQvrFEJkynAjVtUeydXo0ebtgq-BMp-4kTfvlwffYvwsQDyjx0eBDcAq-O1w-UDPLguWsdqjFWcAnn6e_C-oS8c1F20LwtPH64AlPeR22pKS4O5poQuLUf1UmWU2dnvH6vEo81B6VApJRqt_CSxgdrZEH6s65i3ualmjhijIKBwGaot/s320/Oscars2022-lo%C2%A9Bohoy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">It seems frivolous to focus on fashion when we think of the devastation happening in the Ukraine– but it has been my tradition for 15 years to do a runway painting each year– so I am capturing those who wore yellow and blue- to honor their flag.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 13px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>H.E.R.</i></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Kodi Smit</i></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Beyonce</i></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Meghan Thee Stallion</i></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>David Oyelowo</i></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Pastel, March 2020</span></div>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-37495050234145650642022-03-06T13:34:00.001-05:002022-03-06T13:45:35.897-05:00Sunflowers for Ukraine<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO6uaOKPZA2AMob-fRRkH5YcSlqgzQvjTNJzfzy_h6ON5s7vkXOfN509d6XROLBKDNeYEvjYlrs6EPB8oKQaRFl2SuzYFpDpwnMlKBFGoh05DrRABkB8BnMKXtDI0D3B4Xf069Lo7h1p_Ll48_h0YdOVIoAdcM4QcFne6J6lw5iOKZsBfQ6A05OG5F=s576" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="576" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO6uaOKPZA2AMob-fRRkH5YcSlqgzQvjTNJzfzy_h6ON5s7vkXOfN509d6XROLBKDNeYEvjYlrs6EPB8oKQaRFl2SuzYFpDpwnMlKBFGoh05DrRABkB8BnMKXtDI0D3B4Xf069Lo7h1p_Ll48_h0YdOVIoAdcM4QcFne6J6lw5iOKZsBfQ6A05OG5F=w400-h311" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span><b>The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine</b>. </span><span data-offset-key="1ba3r-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine. Ukrainians weave sunflowers into wreathed crowns to wear during celebrations, embroider them onto fabric and clothes, carve them </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">into</span><span data-offset-key="1ba3r-2-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"> wooden furniture, and household items, and paint them as decoration on walls. They are used to protect against evil spirits, bad fortune and illness. Just like the sun they bring warmth and light and are the symbol of energy, life and well-being, for fertility, and unity, and peace. </span></span></p><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="eoml1" data-offset-key="866ka-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="866ka-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="866ka-0-0"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">The Orthodox Church did not ban sunflower oil during Lent so the sunflower became popular. By the early 19th century, Ukrainians planted vast fields of sunflowers since their hot, dry climate and rich soil are ideal for their growth. Sunflowers are also effective for extracting toxins: lead, arsenic and uranium from the soil, so they helped remove toxins after the disaster at the Ukrainian Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. </span></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="eoml1" data-offset-key="1mp0k-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1mp0k-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="1mp0k-0-0"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1mp0k-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="1mp0k-0-0"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A sunflower bud turns its head as it follows the sun across the sky from east to west and droops its head at sundown- a phenomenon known as heliotropism. At dawn they again nod toward the east where the Sun rises again. Just like the Ukrainian people -- they rise and fight in unity for their country.</span></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="eoml1" data-offset-key="7ve1s-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="7ve1s-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="7ve1s-0-0"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br data-text="true" /></span></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="eoml1" data-offset-key="f5vis-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="f5vis-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="f5vis-0-0"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">(info gathered from numerous sources)</span></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="eoml1" data-offset-key="b15v4-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b15v4-0-0" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"><span data-offset-key="b15v4-0-0"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Pastel Painting, 9x5, © Johanna Bohoy, 2009</span></span></div></div><p style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><div><br /></div>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-32487278207284666452021-12-10T15:47:00.008-05:002021-12-10T16:10:01.134-05:00"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life." –painting collage by Johanna Bohoy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEionNBYt1-FDU6Q3u63irgzZ3txDWW3WZwed19Fzh0wuojfFxJJwIDS-VBYF_7LwNCIlnDnCv0ZtOb-rcpItXfS5y6hs0FYm0G_gFVLG7w7GJaTAyxxUVK1hZe1DrX-NSdQEIIxo1AnRYMI89Qelpghhc-8W1lsb8xLirif3NRCFK9NxeqTabo7R3bu=s862" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="654" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEionNBYt1-FDU6Q3u63irgzZ3txDWW3WZwed19Fzh0wuojfFxJJwIDS-VBYF_7LwNCIlnDnCv0ZtOb-rcpItXfS5y6hs0FYm0G_gFVLG7w7GJaTAyxxUVK1hZe1DrX-NSdQEIIxo1AnRYMI89Qelpghhc-8W1lsb8xLirif3NRCFK9NxeqTabo7R3bu=w304-h400" width="304" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">"<span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Be happy for this moment. <br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This moment is your life."</span></span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 28px; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> </span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Omar Khayyam</span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Have a memorable holiday and a happy New Year.</span></span></p><p><span style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 8px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: x-small;">Mixed media painting collage</span></p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-105476878408606352021-11-12T15:22:00.007-05:002021-11-12T15:45:38.367-05:00Hastings House- watercolor by Johanna Bohoy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ONSAgWJ6RCI/YY7CKx1zzUI/AAAAAAAAEPI/IPYR8VLyk5kiumu9LzmHdSi2o3TYilJBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/HastingsLo%25C2%25A9Bohoy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" height="309" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ONSAgWJ6RCI/YY7CKx1zzUI/AAAAAAAAEPI/IPYR8VLyk5kiumu9LzmHdSi2o3TYilJBwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h309/HastingsLo%25C2%25A9Bohoy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><i><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">"A house is not a home"as the song goes. </span></i><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">But this house is a home to the residents of Beverly Farms, MA. An historical community house that provides space for fun and festive public and private events.</span></div><div><p></p></div><div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">As thanks for our using it recently to practice the waltz for the </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">film series </span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">“The Gilded Age,” I painted this watercolor </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">of </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">the "Hastings House" to hang for prosperity.</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Watercolor 11x 9.</span></div>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-6737685616194304132021-09-28T16:07:00.000-04:002021-09-28T16:07:10.305-04:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-96k7FK_s9Qc/YVN08h_zhDI/AAAAAAAAEMc/QMlvP4hXBGUeLPTg_vHthbqQLUk-g0c6gCLcBGAsYHQ/s770/GroupHug72%25C2%25A9Bohoy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="770" height="314" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-96k7FK_s9Qc/YVN08h_zhDI/AAAAAAAAEMc/QMlvP4hXBGUeLPTg_vHthbqQLUk-g0c6gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h314/GroupHug72%25C2%25A9Bohoy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-weight: bold; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">My painting </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;">"Group Hug" </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">was just awarded "Artwork Best Representing Theme" in the Historic Beverly exhibit </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;">"Strength, Perseverance and Hope" </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">which emphasized our pandemic experience.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-weight: bold; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">The art was judged by art specialists, but also by some people from the local community– which made it even more special to me.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-weight: bold; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-weight: bold; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">My other painting </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;">"Last Hug,"</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> also in the exhibit, depicted the show's theme as well– almost more so, as it features a good friend who truly experienced strength, perseverance and hope.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OeaU_V8fZHo/YVNgj8ydBuI/AAAAAAAAEMY/yx13cUMaCDA2rSzXuapauU6-Q6pkJtNdwCPcBGAYYCw/s852/Lasst%2BHug%25C2%25A9Bohoy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="648" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OeaU_V8fZHo/YVNgj8ydBuI/AAAAAAAAEMY/yx13cUMaCDA2rSzXuapauU6-Q6pkJtNdwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/Lasst%2BHug%25C2%25A9Bohoy.jpg" width="243" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #cccccc;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: #cccccc;">Pastel & Mixed Media </span></p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-78562015772088900232021-08-09T14:20:00.001-04:002021-08-20T12:26:35.283-04:00Popsicles! pastel painting by Johanna Bohoy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D4iKNqx9Rug/YRFxB-rVZ7I/AAAAAAAAEIo/rDIlsj-bfAEX6jyU-SlES2TTVTMudrUhgCLcBGAsYHQ/s689/Popsicles%25C2%25A9Bohoy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="689" height="309" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D4iKNqx9Rug/YRFxB-rVZ7I/AAAAAAAAEIo/rDIlsj-bfAEX6jyU-SlES2TTVTMudrUhgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h309/Popsicles%25C2%25A9Bohoy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #ffe599; font-size: 10.27px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">August.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: #ffe599;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;">Hot and humid</span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;">.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">Ice on 2 sticks.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">Grape, cherry, orange.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(89, 12, 25); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #ffe599;">Companions for companions.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div></div><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10.27px;" /><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc; font-size: 10.27px;">8"x10" Pastel </span><span face=""Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: red; font-size: 10.27px;">[SOLD-Texas]</span><br /> <p></p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-42371274546099441752021-08-09T14:13:00.003-04:002021-08-09T14:20:44.362-04:00Thank You Basket illustration by Bohoy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vir9u793rtc/YRFvMtPyoyI/AAAAAAAAEIg/k5KZiDPnbuMdhEk-xOE_8Jf5Rwbi0qXDACLcBGAsYHQ/s1508/Thanks%2Bcard-Bohoy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1508" data-original-width="886" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vir9u793rtc/YRFvMtPyoyI/AAAAAAAAEIg/k5KZiDPnbuMdhEk-xOE_8Jf5Rwbi0qXDACLcBGAsYHQ/w235-h400/Thanks%2Bcard-Bohoy.png" width="235" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Watercolor illustration of food products for Massachusetts Specialty Food's "Thank You Basket. "</span></div><br /> <p></p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-10425546137600733212021-07-15T17:20:00.000-04:002021-07-15T17:20:34.315-04:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5L9hEo-Gw5k/YPClnzg5NSI/AAAAAAAAEHk/QhYFuJ1JA5c82JqTgKcVd2iT6MOXyCLSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Daisy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1692" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5L9hEo-Gw5k/YPClnzg5NSI/AAAAAAAAEHk/QhYFuJ1JA5c82JqTgKcVd2iT6MOXyCLSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Daisy.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Daisy</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">That dog in the window</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">A fluff of white</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Watching; waiting</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">They're gone!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Where's the chocolate.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-small;">Pastel, 8x10.</span></p><p><br /> </p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-30132153252497465702021-04-29T17:12:00.003-04:002021-04-29T17:14:24.897-04:00Oscars Red Carpet 2021-Wings on the Runway ©Bohoy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9vVBnjBOZsE/YIsefgDoNCI/AAAAAAAAEEA/yy7somSdPPIFCpV_C5oH2KzylUV23hVNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s722/Oscars21-72%25C2%25A9bohoy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="531" data-original-width="722" height="294" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9vVBnjBOZsE/YIsefgDoNCI/AAAAAAAAEEA/yy7somSdPPIFCpV_C5oH2KzylUV23hVNwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h294/Oscars21-72%25C2%25A9bohoy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">No runway to speak of.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">No zoom; no masks.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">No hosts to boast.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Big shoulders. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">With wings of freedom.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Mixed media, 10x8.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /> </p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-54656503960497365272021-04-21T17:36:00.001-04:002021-04-22T12:01:35.501-04:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hL9LX-3FGJQ/TWWQ1x5vqfI/AAAAAAAACHE/533FXbowDNsicaGYJejJ-mctcdUMu19PQCPcBGAYYCw/s504/Schoolgirl%25C2%25A9Bohoy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="364" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hL9LX-3FGJQ/TWWQ1x5vqfI/AAAAAAAACHE/533FXbowDNsicaGYJejJ-mctcdUMu19PQCPcBGAYYCw/w289-h400/Schoolgirl%25C2%25A9Bohoy.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">In Bermuda there was beautiful young schoolgirl on a bus dressed in brights that matched the houses and flowers that whizzed by. I did not see that she was black. I saw a colorful child that I needed to paint.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">When I had my very first job as a teen painting signs in Corning, New York I saw a hilarious man that I respected who was my first boss. I did not see that he was black. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">When I hired a photographer at my first design job in Boston I saw a talented, wonderful man who took the creative photos that I needed. I did not see that he was black. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">It wasn’t even a thought in my head each time. NOT THOUGHT.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;">What is wrong with those in our world that don’t see a person as a person. </span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-48096310368344566092021-03-16T16:57:00.003-04:002021-03-16T16:57:57.904-04:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PGIycMIdZRI/ScLCOVlhFqI/AAAAAAAABrk/kqLTPpFzBwMlvjs_PV0LfQw1gXqQLakTACPcBGAYYCw/s539/Lambing%2BSeason%25C2%25A9Bohoy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="539" height="323" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PGIycMIdZRI/ScLCOVlhFqI/AAAAAAAABrk/kqLTPpFzBwMlvjs_PV0LfQw1gXqQLakTACPcBGAYYCw/w400-h323/Lambing%2BSeason%25C2%25A9Bohoy.jpg" width="400" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">The newborns.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Glad to be alive. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Frolic and dance, bounce and bob, jump, and scamper, and skip on the green.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Spring is coming.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">HURRAY.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Pastel, 5x7, 2009, British Isles.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4080298585825901308.post-16802433929763124562021-02-04T11:15:00.003-05:002021-03-16T16:59:26.750-04:00Snow surfs up- pastel painting©Bohoy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kssUBM1PcXQ/YBwci9sAXcI/AAAAAAAAEB0/2MIb5Xwa-zwtf-5R8jmMgWfegUMpEQZCACLcBGAsYHQ/s792/Snow%2BSurf%2527s%2BUp%25C2%25A9Bohoy72.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="792" height="293" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kssUBM1PcXQ/YBwci9sAXcI/AAAAAAAAEB0/2MIb5Xwa-zwtf-5R8jmMgWfegUMpEQZCACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h293/Snow%2BSurf%2527s%2BUp%25C2%25A9Bohoy72.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">Snow's down.</span><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;" /><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">Surf's up.</span><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;" /><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">Sky's slate.</span><br style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;" /><span style="background-color: black; color: #cccccc;">Souls search.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="color: #cccccc;">Pastel, 2008, </span><span style="color: red;">SOLD</span><br /></span></span> </span></p>Johanna Bohoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407121013528793902noreply@blogger.com0