a:1:{s:5:"entry";a:1:{i:0;a:12:{s:2:"id";s:7:"9901959";s:4:"hash";s:32:"3d9e1a888696ed2824d7861ffc43be6d";s:11:"requestHash";s:9:"imageinme";s:10:"profileUrl";s:29:"http://gravatar.com/imageinme";s:17:"preferredUsername";s:9:"imageinme";s:12:"thumbnailUrl";s:61:"http://2.gravatar.com/avatar/3d9e1a888696ed2824d7861ffc43be6d";s:6:"photos";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:61:"http://2.gravatar.com/avatar/3d9e1a888696ed2824d7861ffc43be6d";s:4:"type";s:9:"thumbnail";}}s:4:"name";a:3:{s:9:"givenName";s:6:"Boyace";s:10:"familyName";s:10:"Harlan Jr.";s:9:"formatted";s:17:"Boyace Harlan Jr.";}s:11:"displayName";s:9:"imageinme";s:7:"aboutMe";s:1969:"At a very young age Boyace found himself fascinated with art, which led him into collecting. This fascination grew and pulled him into painting. After all imitation is the highest form of flattery.

Boyace paints with a limited color palette of black and white with sepia overtones; which lend his works an ‘old world’ look. A longing for the life values and ambience of ages past motivates the artist to create these images. Boyace creates a window to a previous age, when the pace of life was simpler and slower; when people appreciated each other above all else. He introduces a style of painting uniquely his own for nostalgia fine art collectors around the world. “The most important part of being an artist is enjoying the creative spirit God has given me; I feel His sun rays on me when I enjoy what I was made to do. I hope you enjoy my work as much as I enjoyed creating it. God Bless You.” My basic creative ideal begins with a simple starting point, metaphorically, a structure, figure or phrase, Boyace explains, then slowly, with the addition of color, texture and reflectance, I build a cluttered, but tight composition. The end result is merely a suggestion of three dimensions’ hard edges…for me the creative process, as with all learning, is a series of incomplete exercises. I learn more by failure than by success. His ability to synthesize the sciences with the arts and incorporate his diverse passions into visual art has led to a wealth of self-discovery and a fascinating progression of work, including watercolor, mixed-media painting,  various painting surfaces wood, canvas, and paper. He derives his creative energy from experience.

Light reveals and defines, color creates mood, and shadows harmonize and connect my paintings. This perception has generated many radiant works. Boyace Van Harlan Jr’s paintings reveal his experience of light, its ability to reveal and conceal, to define and to cloud, to excite and to soothe.";s:15:"currentLocation";s:17:"Lake Charles, La.";s:4:"urls";a:0:{}}}}