OPALINA

digital, 10/22

 PUZZLED WOMAN

digital 10/22

DESIREY, SEEING EYE BIRD

 DESIREY, SEEING EYE BIRD

digital, 9/2022

Angelina

digital, 7/15/21

 

"Team A+J"  made this wonderful video showcasing my art work.  I am a bit camera shy, but they made me comfortable being filmed.  The video shows my art storage building which holds 50 years of art works.  They also filmed my studio and some of our country property.  A-ron and Jennifer are friendly and positive people.  I enjoyed spending time with them.  

Click on the link below to access the You Tube.

Janet Boyd - https://youtu.be/QpW8oyoY1EMWe were invited to the countryside to see 50 years of her one ohttps://youtu.be/QpW8oyoY1EMf a kind artwork!! - YouTube

JANE BETHANY, 220720

JANE, 220720

Digital, archival limited edition of 50 prints, 

available to commission as painting on canvas.

JANE BETHANY, 220720 

Digital, archival limited-edition of 50 prints, 

available to commission as painting on canvas.

I dont know what to say about her.  Read her face.  I dont know what to call the style of her face.  Maybe it is pOp style, but the image is too serious for pOp.  There are flat shapes of color on her face, defining her structure.  

Most of my art lately has been digital.  I still work with actual paints occasionally.  In these two pictures, you can see that I have used the same face with different surrounds.  I have also used the flower border in other pictures.  

The different digital elements can be reused many times.  I work hard on the elements.  Maybe it took me a week to make the face.  A week on the flowers.  Combine various elements. Some more time to make several variations.  Then I choose my faves from the variations to convert to print and web ready files.  

My three Egrets have flown into several pictures.  I need to make some more before they get worn out.  

I post to this blog.  I post to Saatchi Art, where the art may be purchased.  I have a Janet Boyd Art page on Face Book.  Occasionally I post on the Pinterest platform.

If you want to commission a painting similar to any digital work that I post, then contact me via    Inbox (1,742) - lunazure101@gmail.com - Gmail (google.com)                                                                               I would really love to paint this on canvas.

Here is the Saatchi Art link:  Janet Boyd Art Artworks | Saatchi Art

ELISE (220707)

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 ELISE (#220707)

I am a woman with spiritual leanings.  I create beautiful women with layers of meaning.  The figures are not only beautiful in body, but I also hope to convey a depth of spirit.  I want to show my idealistic dreams of feminine existence, of being an excellent female earthling.  

The background pattern, with a network of energetic lines forming circles, relates to the interconnectedness of everything in the universe.  The figure is impressionistic style, the head dress is rather art deco, and the egrets are realistic.  I like a mixture of styles.

This image was created in photoshop, a program that I have been using since the late 90's.  The art is available as a fine art print on Saatchi Art.  If you would like to commission a giclee, or an NFT, or an acrylic painting then message me.  lunazure101@gmail.com

The colors are rich and harmonious.  It will make a dramatic accent piece in your home.  I think that it will give you inspiration and pleasure for many years.

Desirey, Series

DESIREY WITH THREE EGRETS

DISIREY WITH EGRET EYES

                                          

                                          

DISIREY WITH FLOWERS

digital, limited edition of 50 archival prints, potential acrylic painting

file #220623, ect.

This is a recently completed series.  A beautiful woman with her head in the clouds, but you can tell by her compelling eyes, that she is not an air head.  These are digital, photoshop creations that make wonderful prints and I might use them as guides for acrylic or oil on canvas or paper.  

One of the cool things about photoshop is that you can reuse elements in different pictures.  I used the same face in three different iterations.  I have used two of the egrets in other pictures and created a new egret, the one folding her wings in flying motion.  The flowers are also recently created.  I will most likely use them again.  

It is rather difficult for me to write about my art work, because it is visual not verbal.  For me there is work in converting the visual to the verbal.  I really love these pictures.  I am pleased with myself that I have developed art skills over many decades.  I aim for beauty.  The beauty of harmonious rich color. I aim for depth, for layers of meaning.  I want to create pictures worth a thousand words.  

Maybe, these images are about transcending the toe stubbing on a rock pains, that often leave us hopping around and groaning.  Maybe, I paint in order to distract my self.  To give myself an activity that gives me pleasure and lightens the heavy loads of life.  I also want to communicate my inner desires (Deisrey) for harmony with other Earthlings..  

I want to make images that give YOU pleasure and depth over the long haul.  Images where you can find joy and meaning whenever you look at them over a period of time.  

DIANA, Dreamy with Flowers

Diana, Dreamy, with Flowers

digital, 50 limited edition prints

file # 220521Diana

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CELEST, Praying for Peace

 CELESTE, Praying for Peace

digital, archival limited-edition prints

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I dont know for sure if praying works or not, I think that it does effect events, but I am not sure. I do know that when things get really bad, praying makes me feel a bit better.

BELLA

BELLA

digital, archival prints, May, 2022

file # 220509Bella

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A soft, sad, but hopeful woman with a peace dove over her third eye.  Enough said.  I dont want to start ranting about the stupidity of Earthlings continually killing each other.

TO THE MOON AND BACK

 

                                               TO THE MOON AND BACK, I love you!  

This picture started when I wanted to create a bird with bright colors and flowing lines.  The lines indicate the flying motion of the bird as it ascends in the sky.  I created the bird, then played around searching for the right background.  I liked the moon and circles for the context of ascension.  Then I realized that the title of the picture should be TO THE MOON AND BACK.  What a fun concept.  

The colors are rich and harmonious. I made the sky a deep, deep blue, one of my favorite colors.  Purple and medium blue light circles appeared as I played with shape and color.  Then green trees were added to indicate elevation from solid ground, ascension to heaven via feelings of love.  

Created April,2022.  Digital, archival prints available from Saatchi.  Similar acrylic painting may be commissioned, message me. lunazure101@gmail.com

This is an inspiring picture that will spark a bit of delight when you hang it on a wall.  Or it would make a great gift for a loved one.  

Three Graces, Hibiscus

 

Three Graces, Hibiscus

digital, archival prints, 

file# 220422ThrGrcs

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Here is another Three Graces, from classical antiquity.  They represent charm, beauty and grace.  Completed today, 4/22/22.  

Jitterbug Skull

  SKULL MORNING GLORY

file#220331

digital creation for archival prints and perhaps 

a study for a real life painting

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HIBISCUS MOON

file#220401

digital image for archival prints

perhaps a study for an acrylic painting

 Two digital paintings here.  The moon picture is very serene and the skull picture is exciting.  Sympathetic vs parasympathetic nervous and hormone systems, for any anatomy and physiology nerds out there. 

I want to go on a moon light sail on gently waving waters.  Lull me off to dream land.  Escape the bull shit storms coming from our media fear tubes.  

But, reality beacons, the skull reminds us that life is short.  

The painterly style of the skull is a newish style of painting for me.  I follow my muse.  That bitch, she says, "You like sinuous lines, like art nouveau, paint gently curving lines."  Then she gets bored and wants something new.  "Paint jaggedly lines, jutting about, exciting energy lines."  OK, that sounds like fun.  Call it Jitterbug style.  So I paint,  mostly doing photoshop, I paint pictures with a variety of brush styles.  A bit of art nouveau, some impressionism, some flat planes, realism, surrealism, what ever, all mixed  together in the same picture.    THEY, you know who they are,  the "experts" who say "find your style and stick to it".  How boring is that?  

OK, that is enough rattling about for me, I will sign off now.  

Have a wonderful day.  I think that I will meditate on this hibiscus moon light sail.  Do some gardening, the weather is sunny. Take a break from distressing reality.

VAN GOGH EYE

 

VAN GOGH EYE

digital, limited edition #25, 3/2022

file# 220318VanGoghEye

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VAN GOGH EYE. Ya gotta love Van Gogh. He has been famous since several years after he died. He is having a media storm at this time. There is an immersive experience of his work traveling the world of museums. And, he is all over the web.

When I saw his work in the Louvre, I was stunned by the beauty and layers of meaning of his pictures.

The picture here, is related to a recent work that I did called, "Triple Skull". I tossed the idea of merged heads around in my skull. I wanted to do Van Gogh.

"Starry Starry Night", is in the back ground and a selfie that he painted has morphed into conjoined heads. Sorry, Vincent, my muse made me do it.

What does it mean? Maybe, it is whimsical nonsense. Or, maybe, that penetrating third eye symbolizes that his third eye chakra was open and he saw energies. So he painted energies.

Diana Greek Goddess

 

Diana, Greek Goddess

digital, archival prints, 3/18/22

file #220316Diana

Diana, Greek Goddess, Jeweled

digital, archival prints, 24.1M, 3/18/22

file #220316Diana

When I was in the Louvre, I was gobsmacked to see this statue. Diana has always fascinated me. She brings home the bacon, I mean venison.  I found a picture of her on the web and harvested it for digital art.  I worked it up over a period of months, leaving her and coming back again.  As is my habit, I digitally brushed over the entire profile.  Usually, I will change the arrangements of the reference photo.  Sometimes I cut off limbs and rearrange them. This profile is so beautiful that I did not even change any proportions.  

In another file, I had a desire to create some jewelry and worked, played, with beautiful stones.  I put the two files together and created a simple frame version and a jeweled framed version. 

I have been creating in photoshop since the late 90's, so have many files.  Recently I developed a system of organization that is working well.  The file names are six digit dates, with the year listed first, followed by a short description.  This info might be helpful to help you manage files.  

Diana of Versailles

Louvre, Paris

PASSION FLOWER

 

Passion Flower

digital, archival prints

file#220309

Passion Woman

digital, archival prints

file#220307

Passion Flower, genus passifloraceae, grows almost all over the world. It grows wild here, in Washington Parish, Louisiana.  I am delighted when I find it blooming and fruiting on a tangled vine.  The name "passion" refers to the passion of Christ in Christian mythology.  

The flower is complicated.  I had to study the multiple layered parts in order to create these pictures.  It is not like a simple daisy that can be painted with ten quick brushstrokes.  I enjoyed learning about the unusual parts and creating these pictures.  

Passion flower is a favorite of pollinators, bees and hummingbirds.  Seeing hummingbirds flying around and sipping on the flowers makes my day.  The leaves and roots have a long history of  medicinal usage for anxiety and sleep.  It makes a delicious fruit.  

Inspiration for the woman's face is Audrey Hepburn, one of the most elegant women of all times.

Prints may be ordered from Saatchi on line. 

Janet Boyd Art Artworks | Saatchi Art

 To commission a painting of a digital picture, email me at   

  lunazure101@gmail.com. 

LEDA AND THE SWAN

 

Leda and the Swan

digital, archival prints, 2/22

(file name #220222LedaSwan)

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This painting is based on the ancient Greek myth about Zeus, the king and father of mythological gods and goddesses.   Zeus fell in love with the earthling Leda.  Zeus transformed himself into the image of a swan in order to seduce the queenly woman.  Leda became pregnant and laid two eggs which hatched two children from each egg, for a total of four children.  Her children were historically active in Greek and Roman history.  

This fascinating myth has been portrayed by countless artists throughout the centuries.  The artists include the great masters, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.  This is my humble contribution to the stream of art illustrating this enduring myth.  I will not tell the entire story here, but it is worth googling to learn the ancient myth.  

DRAGONFLY WOMAN

 

DRAGONFLY WOMAN, PAINTING

acrylic on panel, 24x16", 2019

DRAGONFLY WOMAN, DIGITAL

digital, 2019

She is in a dreamy trance. She is tranquil and peaceful. Is she thinking of her lover? Is she dreaming of a garden that she wants to create with rampant wisteria and dragonflies dancing in the air? Is she meditating and lifting her consciousness? What do you think? Your guess is as good as mine.

Here are two versions of the picture, a digital creation and an acrylic painting.

Invite her into your home, where she will remind you to create dreams.

Go to my Saatchi site to purchase, prints start at $60.00

Janet Boyd Art Artworks | Saatchi Art

TRIPLE SKULL

 

    TRIPLE SKULL

digital, 2019

TRIPLE SKULL is an unusual creation of three skulls merged together.  I was inspired by the concept, just thinking that I would create something unusual.  I enjoyed combining the skulls in a cohesive image.  

This picture may relate to many historical concepts of the triple attributes of gods and goddesses throughout the ages.  There are many deities that have three faces, indicating the different aspects of the deities.  The Christian God has three aspects, God the father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost.  Shiva, a Hindu God has three faces. Many Goddesses are attributed with three faces indicating the characteristics of the three ages of women; maiden, mother and crone. Three faced Goddesses were worshiped in Anatolia, ancient Greece and ancient Rome.  

The deities are depicted with three faces, but, I haven't seen any other three faced skull pictures.  The concept is intriguing, an inspiring conundrum.

 2017, Landscape on Paper

acrylic in a watercolor manner, 16"x24"

 MY MOTHER'S OPAL RING

Invited by the jewelers, Jack and Ava we were dining at Commander's Palace.  My husband of the time, Richard was flirting with Ava.  That was nothing new, I was uneasily resigned to his idiotic alcohol steeped behavior.  The day was balmy, we were seated on the lovely garden patio.  The food was the best cuisine in food city. I savored crab bisque followed by bread pudding with a luscious sauce.  As we waited for the check, Jack complimented me on my ring and asked to see it.

That opal entranced me.  I would gaze into the stone and my imagination would see in the depths of the jewel an aqua and peach colored world.  My mind is subject to flights of fantasy, visions, dreams, zoning out, I get a lot of channels.

My father had gifted the ring to my mother way back in the day, maybe the 50's.  

I worked off the ring and let Jack look at it.  He said that it was a beautiful stone, but it was dirty and would look better with a careful professional cleaning.

It would look even better!  Thirty years of grime gone.  That sounded good to me.  

DUH!

A few days later, over the phone (the avocado green kind that hung on the kitchen wall back in the 80's) Jack said that the Australian opal was high quality and deserved to be surrounded by diamonds instead of zircons.  

A few more days later, he called to say that the ring had been stolen by one of their workers.  He was so sorry, they would make another ring, just for me, just like my opal.  

He delivered the ring to my house.  It was pretty.  It fit my finger.  I wore it a few times but soon lost it.  I suspect that the opal was man made, not the natural Australian opal of my "real" ring.

I lost the new ring.  It did not enchant me.  I carelessly misplaced the pretty new ring.  But, the old jewel remains with me in my mind.  The colors, the aqua and peach colors with a bit of grey for depth, still show up in my paintings, as you can see in the pictures posted here.

Gold Ribbon, Opal

digital, archival print, 2019

Dancer, Opal

digital, archival print, about 2017

POMONA

POMONA

digital, archival prints

close up, head shot

 Pomona is the Roman Goddess of fruitful abundance. 

I named my vegetable garden after her.  The garden is 22'x22', rather small.  It is organic and I tend it with hand tools.  The recent harvest was abundant for the size of the garden.  

The inspiration and reference for this digital painting is an ancient Roman statue.  The statue is approximately 1300 years old.  Prior to this Roman conception, the Greek Goddess Demeter had similar characteristics.  Prior to the Greeks the Sumerians named their goddess of agriculture Nibada.

I enjoy feeling a part of a stream of creations that have been developing for many centuries. 

I hope she will inspire you to be abundant in whatever field you endeavor to cultivate. 

Prints may be ordered from Saatchi Art online:

Janet Boyd Art Artworks | Saatchi Art

A similar acrylic painting may be commissioned by G-mailing me:

lunazure101@gmail.com

Visions of Joy

ANNA FLOWER

archival digital print, 1/2022

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VISION

archival digital print, 1/2022

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Two new pictures completed this new year 2022, a year that we are hoping will be better than the train wreck of 2021.  I am grateful to be an artist in these troublesome times.  Time spent in my studio is an escape from "reality" into the "flow state" of creating.  Making art enriches my life, and I believe that creating beauty makes the world a bit better.  

Who or what are these images that I create?  Are they Goddesses, dreamy earthlings, Angels, figments of my imagination, fantasies??  They are illustrations of the joy that I search for in life.  Metaphors for enlightenment.  

Lately, I have thought of a reply that I can use if someone asks me, "What is your religion?".  My answer is, "I am a Spiritual Seeker".    

I have been wondering "What is belief?"  A mental construct of our minds, that satisfies our earthling needs for reassurance that life has meaning.  Mental scaffolding for our baffling questions about existence.  I think that most religious teachings are metaphors for something, for what? for our basic need to know what we should be doing with our life.  

I believe that there is a spiritual realm.  Something so above our limited verbal capabilities, something beyond words.  The spiritual realm can be experienced in elevated states of consciousness.  The experience may be more accurately communicated through images than words.