Oscars Red Carpet 2025-Black is Back

Black is Back:

Black tie

Black lace

Black magic

Black velvet

Black leather 

Black is beautiful

Oprah, Miley Cyrus, Cynthia Arivo, Margaret Qualley, Bowen Yang

Pastel 8x10, ©J. Bohoy 2025 

Click here to see all 19 Oscar paintings from 2007 to 2025 https://lightcaught.blogspot.com/search?q=Oscars+red+carpet

 

Last of the leaves

Last colors of fall

fall

I wish that they could stay

stay

A carpet of leaves appear

One leaf- 

a souvenir

"Raining Leaves" ©Bohoy, 2010, pastel, Providence RI

"Fallen Leaf" ©Bohoy, 2007. pastel

 

Fall today!

It's Fall today!

But in February to June my tree painting was in the juried Historic Beverly art exhibit titled "The Colors of Beverly."

It's just a tree!- but it won an award by a jury of respected art judges.

I was pleasantly surprised.

"Color Falls in Beverly," © 2008, pastel, 15 x 21. 

Detail

A Flower for mother

The best kind of flower.

Not bought. Just picked.

For mom.

Pastel. 

Oscars Red Carpet 2024- A beach

A stage light becomes the "sun."

Blue "seaweed" collects on Da'Vine.

Aqua "water" flows from Hailee.

A "scallop shell" opens on Emma. 

"Mollusks & pearls"attach to Anya.

And a man bares his all on the "sand."

The runway beach.

Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Hailee Steinfeld, Emma Stone, Anya Taylor Joy

Pastel, 10x8 

 

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.

 

Travel Memory-Greece

"Island Siren" © Johanna Bohoy, 2016, Watercolor, 8x10



White Washed & Blue

Deep blue water, pale blue sky, 

sunshine whites, and fuschia brights.

Drink in hand, barefoot, and free.

A siren from the sea is calling me.

"Cat's House" © Johanna Bohoy, 1990, pastel.

Cat’s House

Classical ruins.

Ancient & rare. 

Tourists: “Do not touch!"

~

But the cat will.

It’s his home. 

The column– his couch. 

The sun– his heat.

A privileged king in his castle.

“Light Caught in Greece” ©Johanna Bohoy, 1978, Glyfada, Greece, Watercolor, 13x13

Light caught in Greece

The day is long

The sun slow to leave.

The light is caught

and the shadows wait.

The door– soon to close 

and the flowers to bed.

Goodnight Greece.

~ Johanna Bohoy 

Travel Memory- Alaska

"Alaska Watch" © Johanna Bohoy, 2014, pastel.

Alaska watch–

Out come the cameras and phones. Almost tipping the boat into waves. 

Capturing mountains and glaciers ahead. 

And a humpback? an otter? an Orca? a seal?

Sights to see and send home.

Heading to Surprise Glacier, Alaska

"Surprise Glacier" © Johanna Bohoy, 2014, Watercolor, 20 x 16



Surprise–

It's a glacier.

An ice sculpture framed by the mountains. 

Groaning, cracking, spouting, melting- calving into the sound. 

Baby blue reflected from the sky above.

Chunks of ice swim over to greet us. 

Little ships built by hundreds of years of compressed snow- now set sail.

A wonder of nature before our eyes.

Surprise Glacier, Alaska.

 "Hatcher Passe" © Johanna Bohoy, 2014, pastel.

There's gold in them there hills...

Hatcher Pass, Alaska. 

Through the rolling hills and roiling mist a shrouded vestige of the past appears. 

Peaks of red that sheltered the miners of the Alaska Pacific Mining Company dot the velvety green pass. 

Ghostly mists and fog and clouds hover above, all secretly holding the stories 

of the men seeking their fortunes that came to a halt during WWII. 

Eerily beautiful.

Travel Memory- France- Bohoy

Monet's Garden in Giverney, © Johanna Bohoy, 2007, Watercolor

Rain–

I thought it ruined my day for Monet's Garden in Giverny- 

but surprise it was dotted with people holding umbrellas 

looking like flowers themselves.

"Fleurs de Provence" © Johanna Bohoy, 2009, pastel.

Provence–

Artists come for the light.

As do the flowers.

When they die they still live.

Dried, and fragrant in sacks for sale.

"I'll take a kilo of rosebuds s'il vous plait."

"Paris Bridge" © Johanna Bohoy, 2008, pastel.

April in Paris–

Rain, rain, rain.

Gray every day.

Even at night.

Until the last- when the sun came out

and I learned why they call it 

City of Light.

    "Pink Calla" © Johanna Bohoy, 2007, pastel.

Nice Nice–

At the Nice flower market I bought a huge bouquet 

of pink calla lilies and other fleurs. 

Then; a bottle of wine, cheese, and bread. 

In the hotel room I savor the beauty of the little sculptures 

and the perfume that now scents the room, 

the glass of wine, a piece of bread, and a sliver of cheese. 

C'est la vie!

Oscars Red Carpet 2023- Gloved & Glamorous- by Bohoy

Gloved & Glamourous

Like the turn of the century ladies, when gloves were de rigueur for proper etiquette, and were objects of luxury, elegance and refinement, these stars covered their arms on the runway. But it was not for the reason of etiquette (note the exposed shoulders & decollage)— it was all about the fashion. 

Laverne Cox, Ruth E. Carter, Emily Blunt and Deepika Padukone.

Pastel, 10x8

 

Travel memories- Portugal-Bohoy

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: https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=0e007f99-8051-456f-bcb4-738dc692a7d2

In honor of travel (and that time of year when we think of traveling) I will be featuring my travel paintings– starting with Portugal:

Travel. Tired. Trip into bed.

Trays of bread, butter, sweets and coffee wait outside the door in the early morn. Obrigado

Pastel of Villa Real, Portugal, 2008

Original NFS [email for available print]

In Nazare a Fisherman's widow dressed in all black strolls the beach with the background of the unforgiving azure blue sea.

Pastel, 2008 [email for available available]

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

Rose Michelle

A bud that blossomed to a swirl of beauty. Inside and out.

A dew drop for life; a teardrop that it can't last forever.

Pastel, 2008/2022
 

Summer on Cape Ann paintings by Johanna Bohoy

 

A Rockport rooftop. 3 on the rocks. A Gloucester wharf.

Summer on Cape Ann.

All pastel paintings © Johanna Bohoy

 

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.

 

Oscars Red Carpet 2022-Yelo & Blue- Bohoy

 

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.

H.E.R.

Kodi Smit

Beyonce

Meghan Thee Stallion

David Oyelowo

Pastel, March 2020

Sunflowers for Ukraine

 

The sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine. 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 into 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.

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.

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.

(info gathered from numerous sources)

Pastel Painting, 9x5, © Johanna Bohoy, 2009

My painting "Group Hug" was just awarded "Artwork Best Representing Theme" in the Historic Beverly exhibit "Strength, Perseverance and Hope" which emphasized our pandemic experience.

The art was judged by art specialists, but also by some people from the local community– which made it even more special to me.

My other painting "Last Hug," 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.

Pastel & Mixed Media 

Popsicles! pastel painting by Johanna Bohoy

August. 

Hot and humid.

Ice on 2 sticks.

Grape, cherry, orange.

Companions for companions.

8"x10" Pastel  [SOLD-Texas]