All Hearts

HEART DAY: 

Bleeding or hurting? Pulsating & full of love? Purple for courage, sacrifice and resilience. 

All hearts are honored on Valentines Day.

Holiday red

 

All in red- waiting for guests. 

A Flower for mother

The best kind of flower.

Not bought. Just picked.

For mom.

Pastel. 

Dove embrace-painting by Bohoy

Our world is not at peace.

But I wish you personal peace for the New Year 2024. 

The earth needs an embrace from the dove which has become the symbol of peace.

Throughout history its meaning also denoted many things: 

• It first appeared many times in the Bible representing innocence and purity
• In Native American folklore it was a protector of warriors
• In Aztec and Mexican tribes, the dove was used in wedding rituals as symbols of love
• In Greek mythology the dove symbolizes Aphrodite the goddess of love; sexuality
• In Japan a dove with a sword represented the end of war
• Today:
• Doves are released at the Olympic Games signifying peace among participants 
• In certain cultures at weddings and funerals doves are released as symbols of hope
• Political and anti-war protestors use it on posters as a message of peace
• The UN uses the dove logo with an olive branch for their "Day of Peace"

Peace be with you.

 

Birthday of a New Year 2023-Bohoy

Light the candles for Chanukah.

Light the candles for Christmas.

Light the candles for the birthday of a New Year.

Paint it glorious.

 

Pastel, 2008

"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life." –painting collage by Johanna Bohoy

"Be happy for this moment. 
This moment is your life." 

Omar Khayyam

Have a memorable holiday and a happy New Year.

Mixed media painting collage

Diversitree

Just as the trees, flowers, vegetation, and animals share the earth; so do we. All colors, all countries, all creeds.

We are all ornaments on the tree of life.

Celebrate this diversitree.

Pastel, 9x12.

 

Thanksgiving gift

Our good earth bestows a gift each fall. 

From its watery bogs pop plumb ruby red jewels, if sweetened, grace our tables of Thanksgiving. Cranberries. 

Like 2020 they are bitter, but can be sweet. 

Pastel, 17x11

Our stars 

The men & women who fight and fought for us.

They place freedom in the hands of the children of the future.

Thank you.

Pastel, 2012, 5x7

Halloween House

"Halloween House, 2007"

Moonlit night, 

a scarey sight, 

glimmer of light, 

a dose of fright– 

Who dares to knock?

Group hug

Hugs we all need.
🎶Altogether now. Altogether now. 🎶
Friends, family- maybe strangers.
A year of loss, division, unrest.
Keep your loved ones close.
A new year is coming.
Group hug.

Memorial wreath cast out to Sea

At our beach they gather.
To honor soldiers, loved ones... ordinary people.
Guards salute.
A cannon is fired.
The wreath is cast into the sea.
It floats away.
Far away.
A lump in my throat.
Sand in my eye.
It gets me every time.

Watercolor, 2010, SOLD [Massachusetts]

Love...

Love.

Pastel, 2008, sold

Man and dog, Bohoy

No truer love.
Man & his dog.


Pastel, SOLD

Holiday Harmony

It doesn't take much for cats and dogs of all breeds to play in harmony. 

Watercolor & pencil, 10x8

Flower for Mom

The best kind of flower.
Not bought.
Just picked.
For Mom.

10x8, pastel SOLD

May Pole

Maypole.
Dance to May.
The Flowers, & the trees.
The birds & the bees.

Pastel, 5x7, $55.

Love Song

Valentines' day.
A day of remembrance for all those you love, loved, need to love, want to love, have to love; just love.
Friends, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, husbands, wives, lovers, sons, daughters, grandparents, mentors, pets, people, places, things, freedom...
Sing a song of love.

(Lindsey singing to her grandparents at their special wedding on Valentine's Day)

Pastel, 10x8, NFS

Holiday House

This painting was commissioned for Habitat for Humanity's  Christmas fund-raising card. Step into this scene for a moment of holiday happiness.  Pastel, 10  x 8

Holiday Reflections

"Life is a reflection of how you look at it." Our holiday card from 2003 is so hauntingly relevant that we are repeating it this year.  Let us hope we can all come together in 2017. Digital painting, 2003, NFS