Memorial Flowers

Flowers-
Lovingly saluting those who have passed from the earth.
Brilliantly giving to those on earth.
With painted petals and personal perfumes, small miracles of pollen sprout from the ground.

8x10, Layered watercolor, $150.

Tribute to Millet: Lavender Lady, pastel, Bohoy

Millet is noted for his pastel scenes of peasant men & women farmers, workers, laborers in daily scenes depicting their daily struggle for survival.
An exhibit I just saw at the MFA inspired my pastel painting of a present day worker-
a woman twining lavender bunches on a lavender farm.
My tribute to Millet.

5x7 pastel & conté, $100.

Spring on the Beach, watercolor,Bohoy

Not warm enough for a bathing suit,
or a dip in the sea,
but it's spring and sunny and the beach is calling.

Watercolor, 8x10, $100.
[SOLD, New York to California]

Mom's Apple Pie, pastel, Bohoy

Mom's apple pie.
Made with a bowl, a rolling pin, and love.
Happy Mother's Day Moms.

Pastel, 5x7, $125.

Terra's Tiara, flower crown, pastel, Bohoy

No sparkling, royal, priceless jewels
for our Earth Mother Queen.
Just ruby roses, with lavender amethyst, blue sapphire forget-me nots, and lily of the valley pearls.
All twined together with leaves and tendrils of emerald green.

Pastel, 5x7, $100

Easter Egg & Passover Matzo, pastel, Bohoy

Symbols of the season.
The egg for renewal.
The bread for freedom.
Happy Easter.
Happy Passover.

Pastel, individual paintings:
Egg- 3.5x5
[Sold- North Carolina] print available.

Mr. Bluejay, pastel

Startling blue
in the still brown world.
Perched on Pussy Willows
soft as his feathers.
He brings spring
while singing the blues–
"Jay, jaay, toolool,wheedelee."

Pastel, 5x7, $75.

Fishing season, In the morning mist, pastel, Bohoy

The season begins.
Morning mist catches the fishermen.
The early 'fish' catches the worms.

Pastel, 8x10,
[SOLD-upstate New York]
[print to Alaska]

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.

Budding Musician, violin child, pastel

Little Lin,
with violin.
"Practice" says Jeff.
"Practice" says Dad.
One day play for all.

Pastel, 5x7, SOLD