Mimi Torchia Boothby

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  • Katrina – watercolor and watercolor pencils

    Being a cyclist and an artist, I am often possessed by the desire to paint a bicycle but am frustrated because the perfect circles and straight lines on a bike are not easy to do with watercolors. This was an attempt to combine the transparency of watercolor yet not lose the engineering marvels of the…

  • Daniela – portrait

    I have many cousins in Italy, and many of them have commissioned portraits. Daniela is the latest. She’s about the age of my own sons and lives in a tiny town (Sersale) with her husband and two sons. Her mother lives in Canada and her father lives in Sersale. So she has a special interest…

  • He won the medal of honor! commission

    He was 5’4″ he had a German name. Having almost completed his bachelor’s degree, he tried to enlist as a lieutenant, but was not able to. He finally  enlisted as a buck private and moved up the ranks to eventually become a 3 star general. He won the medal of honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity…

  • Donald’s Barn – Contest Entry for Grumbacher ATC swap

    One of the really cool things that Donald did on his bike rides was taking pictures of stuff he thought I would like to paint. Or perhaps they were things he thought I should paint. Nevertheless, I have a huge collection of wonderful photos of barns and horses and ocean views all waiting to be…

  • And all I could see was a galloping horse

    Painting is more than just a physical exercise. It requires perseverance, focus, it demands time and dedication. It requires that you continue to try even after it doesn’t feel like it’s worth it. And then, sometimes life gets in the way, in fact, the normal daily requirements of life take me away from painting constantly.…