Mimi Torchia Boothby

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  • In my garden, everything is green

    In my back yard, I have a wonderful secret place. One can sit there, surrounded by trees and shrubs, with a soft grass and moss floor beneath, and just be. On Saturday, I found myself trying to show what it looked like with watercolors. On the left side, you can see the fig tree, and…

  • In the shadow of the tallest tree

    I guess if you asked me if I had a favorite tree, it would be the sequoia. Even when young, (like this one) the base of the tree quickly grows stout, and the bark color is reminiscent of some of my favorite red-haired people. They are fun to draw and fun to paint. And they…

  • A walk in the park

    Yesterday I had the good fortune to spend my afternoon in the Washington Arboretum. The sun was shining and all the Rhododendrons and Azaleas were blooming. I tried to show the deep shadows next to the brightly glowing flowers. It’s a lot trickier to paint this stuff on location, but it was fun to try.

  • A point of Interest

    I have been studying the photography of Edward S. Curtis; we have been viewing his actual folios and some of his pictures just beg to be painted. This painting is from Edward Curtis’s original photograph called “A point of interest” It features 3 Navaho men on a knoll looking off into the distance. It was…

  • Liberty Bell a fresh try

    Liberty Bell is part of the North Cascades range, and you can’t get there until they open the roads in the late spring. It’s one of the most incredible rock formations I’ve ever seen and it inspires me to continue to try to paint it. This one’s for sale too. It would look great on…