Raining Leaves

A quiet street. Not a soul around.
But the leaves put on a show anyway.
Like acrobats they glide thru the air, 
flying with the greatest of ease.
Like dancers they pirouette,
turning, and whirling.
Done- they nosedive, nudged by the wind.
And like trained pilots, 
land with precision, 
on a runway of pillows-
red, orange, yellow and green.

Pastel, 5x7, $100.

Dizzy Gillespie 100th birthday

In celebration of the anniversary of jazz great Dizzy Gillespie’s 100th birthday, author David G. Brown shares his intimate experiences and memoirs of this magical musician in his book "Shadowing Dizzy Gillespie." 

This is the art I did for the cover. 
See the book here.

See Dizzy play here. And here.

Mixed Media, 6x9, [Commission- Alaska]

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]

Tears

I started this painting right after 9/11 and didn't finish it not knowing that it would never be finished:

Thousands of tears. 
For New York, Orlando, Virginia, Newtown, Boston, Colorado, Wisconsin, Seattle, Texas, Little Rock, Las Vegas, and on and on and on.
The droplets shed from tired, troubled, fearful, sad eyes should not be wasted. 
They must sprinkle the flowers we leave for those we cry.

Pastel, 11.5 x 9.5

Calm.
After the storms:
The beauteous blue.
The silky sea.
The ruffled edge.
The subtle sky.
The silence.
Defies it.

Pastel, 10 x 8 
$125.

Oasis in a desert, Bohoy

Two lovebirds coo in the desert.

Roses and cactus.

A diamond appears.

An oasis!

Pastel 8x10, commission SOLD

BAD banner, Bohoy

I'm happy to announce that my rose painting was chosen for the BAD (Beverly Arts District)

spring/summer banners lining downtown Cabot street in Beverly MA. 

Pastel, 2007

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.

Cat Days, pastel, Bohoy

Cat days.

Pastel, 5x7, $125. 

BNN Portrait Exhibit, Boston, Bohoy

My self portrait will be in the juried:

"Portraits and the Stories Behind Them"  

at the Boston Neighborhood Network, 

BNN Neighborhood Art Gallery

June and July, 2017

Exhibit curated by Janice Williams, Art Studio 99. 

See the paintings:https://youtu.be/h26dcyU0pHg

See all the portraits and the stories behind them at:

http://www.artstudio99.com/currentcuratedexhibit.html

Outakes from my interview with BNN TV.