"Movement Arts" paintiing by Bohoy

Feel, Swirl, Jump, Roll, Release. Move your body. And dance!

Watercolor, 10 x 8

The Swans are back- by J. Bohoy

The swans are back.

Boston Ballet brings them.

The Opera House stage. 

Feathers fly: Odette and Odile vie for the prince.

Good vs evil.

A sea of white glides on Swan Lake as my favorite Tchaikovsky music swells.

Pastel paintings done previously in 2008 to 2014. Prints available.

 

Alvin Ailey's "Revelations" Bohoy

Alvin Ailey has dancied back to Boston.  
"Revelations" is the must see. Sculpted, athletic bodies swathed in white, ruffled dresses, parasol on high, floating silk ribbons of water. Spiritual and beautiful.

Pastel, 16x20, ©2013 
$495.  

 

4 swans- danse des petits cygnets, pas de quatre

This was a commission painting that I forgot to put up!

4 swans
Arm in arm.
Hand in hand.
In sync.
Must dance as one.
When they part– they float to the ground.
As we all do if not together.

Watch them dance

Pastel, 20 x 9, [commission, Canada]

Windhover, Paul Taylor master class, Bohoy

Windhover.
Paul Taylor master class.

Modern, contemporary
We all move like glass.

Dance mirrors don't speak
But we all take a peek.
It's early morning.
The air is hot.
We dance to the music
And sweat a lot.



Pastel 7.5 x 9.5
$175.

Windhover was established in Pigeon Cove, a small village by the sea in Rockport, Ma. on five acres of farmland by dancer Ina, and Herb Hahn. They converted the barn into a dance studio, the stable into a library, sheds and out-buildings into dormitories for a performing arts camp, a chapel/theater, and an outdoor stage for dance and theater performances (a mini Jacob's Pillow). Today, besides dance classes, they present unique and historic dance performances. A gem.

Reach for Peace.

Peace.
Let's all reach for it.

Pastel, 8x10, NFS

Yoga balasana

Balasana. 
Bala "child." Asana "pose."
Child's Pose.
Be a child.
Breath.
Inhale.
Exhale.
Relax. 

Rest.

Pastel, 10x8, $145.

SOLD-Rhode Island

Babies take a bow

That time of year again.
Recitals.
When babies take a bow.
A showcase of little ones in tutus and tiaras.
One goes one way, one goes another... Some collide. 
Petals fly.
Nothing in sync but their levels of adorable.

Pastel "Simone's Bow" 24" x 18" 
SOLD Commission [Texas]

Good Swan

The good swan. As fragile as crystal. As pure as the white she wore. Lia Cirio of Boston Ballet, who performed last weekend, was the best swan I have ever seen dance the parts of Odette and Odile. 

As delicate as her white swan was- her black swan was fiery, 

look-you-in-the-eye passionate, athletic, and energetic. 

A standing ovation well deserved. 

Feathers aloft.

Bravo.

Pastel, 7 x 5 SOLD-Pennsylvania, 
[Print: Massachusetts]

Alvin Ailey Wade in the Water, Bohoy pastel

The first time I saw Alvin Ailey's "Revelations-Take me to the Water" I never put it out of my mind. Undulating, athletic bodies, white on white on white: ruffled dresses, a billowing 'cloud', a parasol on high; all on floating silk ribbons of 'river,' dancing to the pulsating spiritual "Wade in the Water."  

This year for my birthday I needed to return to the water and see it again.  

I won't wash it out of my mind.

Pastel, 16x20, unframed, $495. 

Cuba-Baby Ballerinas, pastel-Bohoy

In Cuba-
With their tutus and tights, shoes and totes, outside Laura Alonso's ballet school, baby ballerinas waited for their turn to dance.


Pastel, 8x10, [original SOLD-Florida]
Original sold but print available:
11x14 print in black 16x20 frame  
[Gicleé fine art print is embellished by the artist, therefore one-of-a kind & numbered]
$225 + shipping

Cuba, Flamenco, José Carreno, pastel, Bohoy

Stomp. 

Stomp, stomp. 

Stomp, stomp, stomp. 

A swoosh of red. 

A slice of black. 

Passion!

 José

 Olé. 

[This is a painting of José Carreno, former dancer with ABT American Ballet Theatre performing a Flamenco for the first time. José was the host of my trip to his native Cuba.]

Pastel, 8x10, $195 original SOLD [Florida]

Available: 11x14 print in black 16x20 frame
[Gicleé fine art print is embellished by the artist, therefore one-of-a kind & numbered]
$225 + shipping

Cuba-ballet school

A sunlit streak

across the floor-

a spotlight

for the dancers

who stretch,

warm up,

gear up

in silence

together.

sshh...

[From a trip to Cuba- ballet class observed at Ballet Nacional de Cuba]

Pastel, 8x10,
Original SOLD but print available: 
11x14 print in black 16x20 frame

[Gicleé fine art print is embellished by the artist, therefore one-of-a kind & numbered]
$200 + shipping

 

Firebird ballet

In Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is half-woman, half-bird.
In folklore The Firebird, a "heat bird", is large with majestic plumage that glows brightly emitting red, orange, and yellow light. Like a bonfire. A flame. The feathers keep glowing even if removed and can light a large room. The mystery of the feather has illuminated the hearts of men for many years.

[See my other ballet paintings here]

Pastel, 8x10, $150.

SOLD [Pennslyvania]

Ballerinas backstage

Practice makes perfect.
Done is done.
Pastel, 5x7
SOLD [Pennsylvania]

After the ball, pastel, Bohoy

After.
It hangs on a hook...
the wedding veil?
the prom dress?
the tutu?
It's done its job.
It's over.

Pastel, 5x7, $75.

Boston Ballet class in sun

Ballet class.
Ken dances
Students dance.
The mirror dances.
Music dances in the air.
Sun dances thru windows.
The whole room d a n c e s.


Watercolor, 9.5 x 7.5, $150.

The Black swan-white swan2

Swan Lake.
Odette and Odile.Soft, delicate swan queen and her dark, enticing imposter vying for the prince.
Good vs. evil.

While I was painting this, Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" began playing on the radio. Eerie. 
Pastel, [Fine art Gicleé prints available- email for pricing].
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Getting ready-ballet dancers pastel

Pastel, 5x7, $100.
To see other ballet paintings go to:
Ballet paintings

Dance to the music of time, ballet dancer

Pastel, 5x7, $125.