Mimi Torchia Boothby

Category: portrait

  • Down the rabbit hole, take 2

    Thanks for all your suggestions, thoughts and critiques. I have repainted this and now I like it. The illusion of the rabbit hole was less difficult to paint than I thought. And here’s my two bunnies, just in time for Easter.

  • Florence – Monday Portrait

    Today was my last portrait session in Tallahassee, as next Monday my cats and I will be flying back to Seattle. We watched expectantly as different possible portrait models walked through our room, after Tom told us our model wasn’t coming. And then Florence walked in. She was diminutive and soft spoken. She couldn’t see…

  • Monday Portrait – Judy

    Judy was the tiniest little lady, about the same size as my sister in law, Chris Faubion. We put her in the chair and her feet did not touch the floor so we gave her something to put her feet on. She was a very good model. I wondered what stories she could tell, you…

  • Monday’s portrait: George

    George was kind enough to sit for us today. He really challenged the artists, as he wore an iridescent shirt and vest. He sat very still, in fact, he seemed to like the challenge of sitting through some of his breaks as well. I was very pleased with his face and his aspect, and as…

  • George’s eyebrows

    Today our model was George. I was assured that he was a “good” model. Relieved to not have a “bad model, I settled right in, and as he appeared, chewing tobacco and wearing a cap, I wondered what a “bad” model was. He was convinced to lose his chaw and I politely requested that he…