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Welcome to my mind

4/18/2019

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My Mind

This was a doodle of a little bit of everything and a whole lot of nothing. I drew it on a a folder like a lot of kids do. But I like it so much that I ended up if I g it as a folder for small papered art and drawings.

With it being all over the place I think it resonates with my mind being feeling the same. I regret my absence keeping up with my website and blog. Stumbling upon this unfinished work is a reminder that, yes, I am all over the place, yes, I have unfinished works, but, although unfinished like a back burner thought they never truly leave.

Creativity is in my blood. Initially, joy from the act of creating and the concentration to focus and finish is much like meditating. Then, the reciprocated emotional reactions from viewers makes everything I do worth it.

Sometimes I feel like I’m better at making excuses than I am about making art and sometimes, like the past few weeks, it feels like the universe pulls me back in when I’ve taken too long of a break. I made a car decal for myself and made an ad to promote it. I didn’t get many bites and the few that I did just had random questions but nothing else until two weeks ago. A lady saw my decal and asked where I got it. I told her I made it then she asked if I make shirts too. And I tried to pass it off to someone else but then I ended up taking the order. It was an amazing experience and I’m glad I did it.

Thank you for enjoying.

John R. Boyd
​remeber to,
better yOurself everY Day

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Leaf on a Wood Table

11/26/2018

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I don’t particularly care for oil pastels but I have them so I use them from time to time. A fun game I play is picking a random leaf and drawing it as a still life subject. Just a drawing on a whim.
Enjoy the result.

Thank you
John R. Boyd
remember to
Better yOurself everY Day
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Pictures of a Garden

11/23/2018

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These were all taken yesterday while waiting for thanksgiving dinner to cook.
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Monarch Butterfly

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A Swarm of Working Bees

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I say swarm because when they got rustled, they all flew up and there must have been dozens.

Random Nature

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Random nature; pretty flowers, bananas in a bush, and of course, a close up of a small spider in wall hedge.
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Happy Thanksgiving!

11/22/2018

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A kaleidoscope of cranberry sauce while cooking.

​Have a great day.

John R. Boyd
remember to
​Better yOurself everY Day

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Safe travels

11/17/2018

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Good Journey

Between this weekend and Thursday it’s one of, if not The busiest, travel times of the year. People traveling near, far, and really far to be with family you love. It’s not a long post just a sincerely one.

John R. Boyd
remember to
​Better yOurself everY Day
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My Backyard: Waterlilies

11/8/2018

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I used to love taking my German Sheppard for a walk. It was calming and relaxing. I would look around and never knew what would be around the corner.
There’s about half a dozen ponds walking distance from my house. Two of them have always had a a lot of lillypads and seasonally would grow waterlilies.
i took these pictures this morning. The past couple of days I’ve been passing by the ponds and seeing the Lillies. I keep telling myself, I need to stop and take pictures and today I did.

Enjoy and remeber to
Better yOurself everY Day.

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Giving Thanks

11/5/2018

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Thank you to everyone that has been following and supporting me. It haven’t been at this long but it’s been a great experience. Before I had this website/blog I have been posting to fineartamerica.com (click in the box below)
Art Prints
While there I have seen people like and comment on my creations from all over the world. Yes they provide print on demand (POD) products as well and they are on my Products page.
Below is a slideshow of some of my art that I’ve posted to fineartamerica. Somethings may be shown that I heven’t posted on my website. Here I have posted whatever I have decided to talk about. I’ll eventually get to everything.
Art Prints
Again thank you and I have plenty more to come.

Remember to always
Better yOurself everY Day

John R. Boyd
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Liquor store scare

11/3/2018

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Halloween Haikus

10/31/2018

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I’ve always enjoyed writing haikus. They are a form of Japanese poetry and the rules of the poetry game are as follows; the three lines have a set number of syllables
line 1–5 syllables
line 2-7 syllanles
line 3-5 syllables.

Typically the content is of a nature/ natural origin.

ALL HALLOWS EVE


All Hallows’ Eve

If you know or don’t
Thinning worlds is Holloween
Spirits,...do your worst!

Door...gate...rainbow bridge
Highway to heaven or hell
Silver chords bind us

Unseen to our eyes
Armed with undying malice--
Negativity!!

Negativity,
Like Chinese water torture,
Please just kill me now

Seven deadly sins
Obsessions blind us from life.
Moderation’s key.

A hole in the ground
Depression; sink hole...abyss
A hole in the heart

Depression eats you
Digging down deeper...darkness
A pit of dispere

You climbed in but fell
No pendulum but oh well
Breathe and your throat swells

Naked on the floor
Bound! Badly beaten and bruised
Can’t stand it!...No More!!!

A weight on your chest
Thoughts of karma prevent rest
Pleading,...I’m sorry!

Spirits have done well
Work is the only way out
Please, time heal these wounds

The greatest evil--
Is not a physical thing;
But inside your head

Get out of my head!!
I want to return to bed
A struggle they’ve fed

No one torments me
I want peace and happiness
Not cut into bits

Read until the end
If broken thoughts drive you mad
You’ll know me better

Your unanswered screams
Echo in the dead of night
Snickers at your pain

Darkness ‘prisons me
Revelation, hope, saves me
Candle fights the night

Lanterns of jack-o
Anthropomorphizing squash
Candles light it’s head

Each breathe is a fight
Fight that tests my will through plight
I win ‘cause I live

Climb...rest...climb again
I’ve asked for your worst. I’m strong!
True strength doesn’t stop

Standing on two feet
Looking more menacing than
Those, unwanted, came

Our faces look dead
Scorched earth, red flowers are fed
No spirits lingered

Iris of evil
Close off the gate to our world
No more taunted minds

Then out of the blue
The end appears to be here
Angels without wings

“Don’t forget” they say
Thinning worlds is a short time
Don’t let them beat you

“Don’t forget” they say
Strongest you, is your true self
And nobody else

Won’t forget your face
A guiding angelic light
A sailors delight

Hours dwindle nigh
The eve of hallows fade by
Tides recede and try

Try and wash away
All the bad things in our lives
Try to start a new

Happy Halloween
From John R. Boyd
boydcreates.com


Remember to always

Better yOurself everY Day

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Halloween Haikus: part 1

10/27/2018

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Less straint and more to come.
Enjoy reading with a writer writes.

Thank you
and remember to
Better yOurself everY Day
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