Mimi Torchia Boothby

Cornish, Maine – plein aire

My husband and I went to Maine last week to attend the Boothby family’s 100th reunion. We stayed in Cornish, Maine, a tiny township in what they call southern Maine. The reunion was in the next town over, called Limington. To keep the character of Cornish Township authentic, they have some zoning laws that prevent…

August 24, 2010

What is a MimiTabby?

Once upon a time a little girl was born who loved cats. She loved not only cats, but stories about cats and books about cats. She also started drawing cats when she was 3 years old. As soon as she was able, she made sure that cats were always in her life and of course…

August 19, 2010

The Lady in Green

She’s back, yes, I had to paint the lady in green again. Why? I am not sure I can answer that. Why is one woman at a party sad and conflicted? Was someone cruel to her? Was she threatened? Will she be in trouble when she gets home? What is clouding the brow of this…

August 13, 2010

Tour of downtown Seattle – the rest of the story

My roving photographer Donald Boothby works downtown where it is easy to encounter fellow businessmen, tourists and homeless people. The curious juxtaposition of this Duck boat filled with smiling tourists looking unseeing across this little plaza where a woman is warming herself in the sun really struck me.

August 7, 2010

The Cookie Lady

With so much going wrong these days in the world, the state, the city, a small thing going right is our local Georgetown Farmer’s Market. It is in its infancy, its very first season, and lots of new merchants and farmers are setting up their stalls and trying their luck at open market each Saturday…

July 30, 2010