Category Archives: art
PLEIN AIR IN HUDSON, WI
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Today, Paul is beginning a three day paint out in Hudson, Wisconsin. A group of talented artists from the area, will be painting a picture a day on site. Each painting … Continue reading
SIGNS
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The end of summer will soon draw near, Plans are made for a new school year. Crops are ready for the harvest, Tons of colors for the artist, Bounty ready for collection, Birds … Continue reading
HOW SHOULD I PRAY?
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© When troubles come and crush us deep, They torture us so we can’t sleep, Our voices close, our lips are sealed, The words don’t come from hearts revealed. Why is … Continue reading
A HOUSE WILL BE A HOME IF …
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A solid base with bones yet strong, A place where love and peace belong, A fortress from the outside gives, A buttress where time still forgives, The inner walls are cracked and dry, … Continue reading
BEAUTY IN UNLIKELY PLACES
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A swampy mass of algae filled water, Crusted with swarming gnats and flies, Deemed a place to avoid, Yet within the muck and slime, A plethora of lily pads abounds, Reaching the … Continue reading
MOONLIGHT SERENADE
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Two lonely souls stand tall against the moon so bright above, Proclaiming sounds unheard by men, of their undying love, They lift their heads up to the sky, yet keep their … Continue reading
CAN YOU SEE HIM?
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Did you not notice as you walked, through brush and wooded path, Did you not see him in the tree, as you so quickly passed, He’s right above you just waiting, for … Continue reading
SURE DEFENSE
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A peaceful walk within the woods, can stir imagination, The crunch of twigs and unknown things, all adds to this sensation, A regiment of trees stand tall, and line a peaceful lake, Enduring every … Continue reading
SET DESIGNER MAN
Paul designed and painted this set for “Such a Time as This,” the story of Esther. When I was directing my children’s theater and wanted to be sure that the background for my actors enhanced their acting abilities, I called … Continue reading
SUMMER TIME
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Not so long ago, The ground was frozen and Covered with a blanket of snow, Now an early summer sun beats ferociously, Upon the landscape, Humidity fills the air, Hovering like … Continue reading
BEAUTY WITHIN
ART & INSPIRATION FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© What does a plein air artist do when the weather simply won’t allow for outdoor painting? It’s too hot, humid, cloudy and even a little windy. They retreat to the recesses of … Continue reading
SPECIAL GIFTS
ART & INSPIRATION FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© When you’re married to an artist, life is full of wonderful surprises. I’ve forgotten the occasion, but many years ago, when income was meager and there was no room in the budget for … Continue reading
MORNING SWEETNESS
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Just before the day is started, right before the rising sun, He starts each early morning, with a cinnamon frosted bun, And then he turns his attention, to the work which must be … Continue reading
SUBJECT MATTER
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© As we walk this world of living, the paths wind through different ways, They can take us to a landscape, glowing with a magic, morning haze, They can point to things eternal, we … Continue reading
INSIDE OUT
ORIGINAL ART BY PAUL T. BOECHER & POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© Scuffed by the constant thrashing of the elements, Exterior somewhat battered by overuse, Sitting quietly in the peace of the harbor,, Waiting for another chance, Like us, clothed in … Continue reading
DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ARTIST
Paul Boecher, carving the Mermaid for the Newsroom Restaurant in Minneapolis, MN. My husband has had a number of careers in his 75 years. After losing his successful advertising agency back in 1991 he had to look for new ways to make … Continue reading
HOME SWEET HOME
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A house is just a dwelling place, a place to sleep and eat, A set of rooms to roam about, to gather and to greet, Each filled with lath and plaster, … Continue reading
WHAT IF …
Repost from 7/8/16 ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© What if humanity was more like the animal kingdom, Carefree and unconcerned about where to find their next meal, What if we lived in harmony without prejudice, violence, hatred, … Continue reading
GOD BLESS OUR NATIVE LAND
ORIGINAL ART PAINTED PLEIN AIR AT AN 1800’S RENDEZVOUS BY PAUL BOECHER© “It is through this mysterious power that we too have our being, and we therefore yield to our neighbors, even to our animal neighbors, the same right as … Continue reading
ALONE
ORIGINAL ART & INSPIRATION BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Gentle waves lap up against the base of this bastion, It seems to be going nowhere – stalled, Sun blazes down, Creating reflections of a past life, A life filled with good … Continue reading
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