Mimi Torchia Boothby

Is spring really around the corner?

These daffodils seem to think so!

February 24, 2010

Postmarked 2010 now for some Daffodils

It’s time, there’s Daffodils in my front yard and in my back yard. One day there were none, now they are everywhere, I don’t know how they did not get my attention sooner. In between portraits, flowers are a great way to stay in shape. I painted this on a piece of 8 x 10″…

February 21, 2010

Postmarked 2010 continues

After sending in several envelope-shaped art works, I got a bit more creative. I sent two different watercolors on real watercolor paper, here’s one. Sorry I have not been painting much in the last two months, we have a family member recovering from a grave illness and it’s been tough to carry on with normal…

February 20, 2010

Henry

After I finished the portrait of my mother as a glamorous 19 year old, she told me I had to paint her husband too. After all, he had been a gorgeous young man. Yesterday I showed him this painting and he gave me a big smile and said he really liked it. That’s job satisfaction!

February 8, 2010

Postmarked 2010

Just for fun I entered a painted envelope in this fundraiser YOU CAN PLAY TOO! read on below Postmarked 2010 is an annual fundraiser forCall for Mail Art Submissions Postmarked 2010 6th Annual International Mail Art Exhibition and Silent Auction Fundraiser Exhibit: March 5-14, 2010 Requesting your original mail art for display and sale to…

January 9, 2010