Mimi Torchia Boothby

Month: October 2011

  • Pick of the litter

    Isn’t she adorable? She’s up for adoption. I have had a few calico cats in my life. Of all the cats they have the most fun markings, but can still get lost in dappled shade because of their protective coloring. This little cat is hoping to be adopted this weekend at Kitty Harbor. If you…

  • Hellebore Hellebore Hellebore. Such a funny name for a pretty flower

    I like getting an assignment. Sometimes when I don’t know what to paint and a friend tells me a story like the one that follows, I find myself very inspired. So here’s the story: I have this really cool friend who is currently designing her yard. She decided she’d plant some Hellebores. While describing her…

  • Flowers of my mind

    Do you ever wonder how these paintings happen? Well, I will tell you the story of this one. I was at the Fremont market with my dear husband a couple weeks ago, and I saw this cute little gold frame. It said “Made in Italy” on the back and it was a perfect 5″x 7″…

  • Crows Gathering

    First one lands, then another. Then another. Two crows together feel safer than just one, and three, well, that’s gaining a little confidence, but not yet enough to be called a murder; a murder of crows, that is. Anything bigger than a squirrel could scare them all away.. A long time ago, I was a…

  • Three Randonneurs

    Last week I attended a bicycle club meeting. It was hard to not notice the chiseled features of these men, each of whom have bicycled literally thousands of miles just in the last year. The discussion was heated, opinions varied, but still they stood in a row while I wished I could sketch them. With…