Mimi Torchia Boothby

Category: nature

  • Back to the barn

    Maybe you can think of a better name for this painting? In the very middle of the last century, a very small girl who lived in a big city picked up a pencil and started drawing horses. I do not understand why these big beasts are so important to so many little girls, but no…

  • Beyond the Birch Thicket

    Sometimes I don’t have a lot of time to paint, other times, I want to do something fun and different. That’s when I go to Susie Short’s website and find some of her fun painting ideas, complete with tips and tricks. I have always loved the look of Birch trees, so why not paint a…

  • The glow of autumn

    You’d probably be surprised at how many paintings of autumn colors I’ve attempted and then tossed in frustration. The weather here in November is tempestuous, to say the least. The sky will have big pregnant dark clouds and wind and sunshine and rain all in the same day. And the trees glow. I’ve seen it.…

  • Milanese little shop of horrors

    There was just one day for me to walk the streets of Milan, check out the little shops, and hang out in the piazzas so I was very happy when a native Milanese who worked with Elena drew me a map. “Go here, there’s lots of things to see.” Armed with that little map, I…

  • Little Naches River

    This weekend we rode our bikes over Chinook Pass, about 5200 feet above sea level. From there we flew down the mountain (on our bikes) and stopped at Whistling Jack’s Lodge, founded in 1931. Now a Whistling Jack is actually a hoary marmot, and they live in that high altitude area. One of our friends…