Mimi Torchia Boothby

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  • A year of progress – Catania, Sicily

    I painted this first painting about a year ago but was very unhappy with it because it did not really catch the feeling of Catania. When I was a little girl, I often asked my grandmother Maddalena where she was born. She always answered me and I always promptly forgot what she said. I knew…

  • Niimi Dental Clinic – Old Kyoto

    I enjoyed the first google maps “virtual plein aire” painting I did so much that I decided to do another one. This time, I searched a long time to try and find an older neighborhood. Most of Japan is extremely modern, clean lines, grey square framed homes over perfect streets, after a while, I am…

  • Virtually Japan

    A while back I discovered that if you have a Google email account, you can keep track of other people’s block with the Google Reader. Since then I have found a number of blogs, discarded some as boring, and others, I savor just like I used to do reading my favorite newspaper columnist, looking forward…

  • Pansies – loving thoughts

    Two paintings, each measuring 11″ x 14″ the one on the left is sold. For some reason, they appear on my computer screen more blue and less red than in real life. From the language of flowers, Pansies – loving thoughts and attraction – known also as ‘hearts ease’, this pretty flower was believed to…

  • Postmarked 2011 – prison library project

    This is my third year participating in this project. All they ask is that you send them mail at the following address: Postmarked 2011 Prison Library Project 112 Harvard #303 Claremont, CA 91711 http://postmarked2011.blogspot.com What’s nice, though is that you can paint, color, paste, use any media you want, and as long as the address…