Mimi Torchia Boothby

Category: portrait

  • Blue cap on Mimi mirror portrait #12

    I finally found time to paint today. This time I want you to see normal me. I often wear a hat like this when I am working in the yard or driving on a sunny day. This painting is a little large, so I am not able to put it on my scanner, thus it…

  • Baby Steps – Arwen

    Every painter has their weaknesses. For some, it’s drawing faces, for others, painting hands. Some people are terrified of the color green, since it seems to be so hard to get it looking realistic and pleasing to the eye. I’ve been painting portraits for about 4 years now, portraits of the living and the dead,…

  • Winnie Boothby, a special Grandmother

    When I first became involved with my then young husband, he often mentioned his “other grandmother” meaning the one that I could never meet, because she had already died. He told me stories about her, how she liked to go camping, how she treated him like he was special. His favorite story about her was…

  • La Baronessa Spiritosa

    Thank you everyone for helping me name my last mirror portrait. A friend in Italy, Antonio Borelli came up with “La Baronessa Spiritosa” and I thought it was great. So that’s who she is. I enjoyed everyone’s entries, and they gave me some ideas for the next one.

  • Wearing Catherine’s hat – Portrait #11

    Dear Readers, Here is my latest mirror self portrait, but she has a problem, I haven’t come up with a name, can you help me name her? I have a good friend named Catherine, she likes to collect vintage clothing, so when I planned my next portrait, I knew I had to get some props…