Mimi Torchia Boothby

Category: landscapes

  • Day 25 – Sunrise over Lake Washington

    This morning I looked out the window and Lake Washington looked like a pool of molten lava. The sky was kind of dingy, there was a cloud obscuring the pretty colors that were certainly showing somewhere. So I painted it on a lovely piece of Italian watercolor paper. This painting measures 5″ x 7″ and…

  • Day 23 – Summit in the Rockies

    Someone saw my painting, Summit and asked if I could paint another with her favorite view of the Rocky Mountains. It would be a perfect valentine! And so it is. This painting is not for sale, but I could paint your favorite location instead. Please inquire for more information.

  • Day 21 – Tino on Beacon Hill

    In January, this is as close as you get to “plein aire” out of me. I painted this while looking out my front window. The sun is rising behind me so you can see reflections of the light. Tino is my red Honda fit, one of the last gifts that Donald gave me. Tino is…

  • Day 3 – A little sunrise

    There is something magical about the tracery of light and dark in the branch structure of a Fir tree. I see this tree a lot and use it in a lot of my paintings. I love the way the sky came out on this one. And can you see who is in the tree? This…

  • 30 paintings in 30 days – vivid sunrise

    As part of an artistic challenge, I am planning to do a painting every day for 31 days. Leslie Saeta is leading the challenge, and over 300 artists are participating. EEEk. My first painting is an attempt to capture the intense sunrises we have around here when the cloud cover is almost complete, just a…