J. Bo doing what she loves most!
Here she is seen painting a venetian faux finish w/ whimsical
hand~decorated & cut stencils.
Pictured below, Bohdonnah & class of Mount Airie Secondary School, Westmoreland, Jamaica.
Artist J. Bohdonnah has developed a wide ranging number of designs in multi~media using various techniques
and unique subjects that have inspired her since her childhood. Bohdonnah's vibrant paintings, faux finishes, hand-crafted
art & hand~painted furniture have a radiant beauty that draws from a variety of influences including her travels, love
of fashion, inspirational women of both fact & fiction (including her mother Rhonda Butler, Maya Angelou, Nneka, Frida
Khalo, Valerie Calfous, Malalai Joya, Rigoberta Menchu, Betsey Johnson, Georgia O'Keefe, Courtney Cucinotta, Elizabeth
Peyton, India Arie, Georgia Michelle, Queen Ifrika, Kristin Gill, Angelique Kidjo,Rebekah Butler,Queen Latifa, Eryka Badhu, Oprah,
Kendra Brandstein, Jane Goodall, Emily Golden-Fields, Hermes, Bob Bland, Christiane Fowler, Candace Bushnell &
her character Carrie Bradshaw w/her S&TC entourage and more women than can be mentioned)... Bohdonnah is energized by
her romantic spirit and intrigued by all creatures big & small (including her dog Bella Luna), Bohdonnah also uses natural
& recycled elements juxtaposed with contemporary subjects to convey "oneness". Her work has been published in
Colorado Lifestyle Magazine, The Yellow Scene, The Daily Camera, The New Haven Register and The
Branford Review. She has also been featured on the Jan Scott Show. Bohdonnah's murals can be seen at: Common Grounds, Branford, Murphy's, of Boulder, Restaurants
of America, The Gates Foundation, Tortilla Flats, Dominical, Costa Rica & Bar-b-barn, Negril, Jamaica.
She has also participated in Arts for Cuba, The KGNU Prairie Dog Project, Leader's Challenge, J.Bo Arts for Jamaica (where
she teaches art classes in The West Indies) ,The
Branford Festival, The East Boulder Artist's Tour, Barnes & Noble "Art on the Walls" exhibit, Scoop
this Wallingford, CT, the Dandelion Ball , supporting The Mental Health Center of Boulder & Broomfield counties
(for more information on this event please call 303~413~6275.) Bohdonnah is also participating in a collective art opening
at~ 'The Ivy Lounge' of New Haven to benefit the new~ "Yale Smilow Cancer Center', 'The Arsenal', Williamsburg, Brooklyn,
N.Y & 'The Penny Experiment', a group of 100 artist's raising funds to fight against hunger; www.pennyexperiment.com.
32 x 46 Multi~media painting on canvas "Pollination"
Private Collection
24 x 36 Multi~media on canvas "Music, Roses & French Poetry"
Private Collection, NYC