Mimi Torchia Boothby

Category: portrait

  • Selfie – word of the year

    Time for a new self portrait. I like my hair with a bit of henna, and just colored it so was inspired to paint the only person in the house. I love to do portraits but it is unusual for me to have the opportunity to paint from life. With a nod to Rembrandt, this…

  • Paint my kids!

    It makes a person feel good when someone calls you in a panic in December wanting you to paint a picture of their kids for a Christmas present. Lucky for me, or not, because it means I don’t have a lot of commissions coming in, I had only one other commission, so I had time…

  • A day in an artist’s life

    So this morning, I got out my paints and was going to paint some flowers. I just got this amazing tube of yellow paint that plays REALLY well with other colors and my plan was to paint some little flowers that are pink and yellow, yellow and red, yellow and magenta, like I had done…

  • Menage a Trois – I knew that would get your attention!

    This commissioned painting celebrates one of the more exciting bike rides I have ever been on. It was a race! an uphill race! Each team must consist of three people, and both sexes need to be on each team. One year, my husband Donald talked me into participating and put me on the back of…

  • Response to a challenge

    My sister suggested I paint my plein aire again from the safety and comfort of my own home. I came up with this, enjoying the orange foliage in the trees.