Mimi Torchia Boothby

Category: nature

  • A postcard for you?

    This is a hand painted postcard. I have really been enjoying “Mail Art” and have been trying to paint a new one every day. These horses have been out in a pasture all day and I think they are ready for some oats. I wonder if anyone reads my blog. Ok. So comment on this…

  • Hat Killer

    Nothing is more ferocious than a young house cat with a new toy. Here, Abby does her best to kill a soft woolen hat. This painting is sold and measures 11″ x 15″

  • Iberian Lynx, rarest of cats

    Using techniques I learned at Bev Jozwiak’s workshop, I decided to try a few paintings. This first one is the Iberian Lynx. I felt that it is an important cat to paint because there are so few of them and they are so beautiful. I figure the more people that know about this cat, the…

  • Harvesting the Pacific Northwest Grandeur.

    The first white settlers of the Oregon Territory discovered that the riches were in wood and salmon. Flocks of hardy men came from all over the world to harvest this wood, some of it 1000 year old trees, many of these trees stood over 300 feet tall and their girths were often over 50 feet.…

  • Mazama – Liberty Bell

    It was a year ago and a life ago that Donald and I rode to Mazama and back on a tandem. Donald had done that ride several times and every year he said he wanted me to do it too. Finally last year, after training by riding up some really steep hills, I agreed to…