Mimi Torchia Boothby

Day 9 – Silvana at the beach

I went to Daniel Smith with my sister yesterday and to my great delight, I discovered that they were again selling handmade paper from India! It is sold under a new name,Khadi, but it seemed to be very similar to the old stuff, so I bought some of it. I was excited to try it…

February 9, 2014

Day 9.5 – The Countess of Lovelace

What a romantic name! Unfortunately, her life was less so. This is Ada Lovelace, AKA Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace, Lord Byron’s only legitimate child. She never knew her father, wasn’t even allowed to see his likeness until she was 21, he died when she was 8 years old. She was famous in her…

February 8, 2014

Day 8 – Josiah

It has not been as difficult to find “victims” so far. My dear son Josiah allowed me to use him as my model again today. I like the way this one came out. I followed this sketch with one of my sister, someone I don’t often sketch. It was much harder. Maybe I’ll let you…

February 8, 2014

Day 7 – Thomas Moore – poet

When you are drawing a historical personage, you are at the mercy of the previous artist’s work. Thomas Moore died before there were photographs, so I picked the portrait that looked most lifelike as my reference, but I was never happy with it. Thomas Moore was a singer, songwriter, poet, and entertainer. He toured the…

February 7, 2014

Day 6 – at a book reading

I mentioned yesterday that it was easy to sketch someone who was working on the computer. It is so much harder to sketch someone who is not only reading, but animatedly acting out what she is reading. Nicola is an actress who married a potter in Concrete, Washington. She wrote a book about their life.…

February 6, 2014