Mimi Torchia Boothby

Day 12 – A street in Naples

I was captivated by this scene. A young couple is walking down one of the ancient, narrow, crowded streets of Naples. The young woman pushes a baby in a buggy and is carrying two big bags of groceries. The young man? He’s playing his accordion. For those of you that do not know, the accordion…

January 12, 2014

Day 11 – Bee in the blackberry blossoms

My husband was the pieman. And his favorite pie to make was blackberry. So when the blackberries started to bloom, he kept an eye on them. This is a photo he took of a bee pollinating a blackberry flower. He emailed this photo to me with the order: “PAINT THIS” well, I finally did. Nothing…

January 11, 2014

Day 10 – nonna on the 3rd floor – Napoli

In the amazing city of Naples, people watching is a fine art. Everyone is looking at everyone. Some older people pass their day watching… everything. This old woman lived opposite from our friend’s apartment. I found her to be more entertaining than the people she was watching. This painting is on sale, it is bargain…

January 10, 2014

Day 9 – what do you want!

As Donald was trying to take a picture of a nice storefront on Spaccanapoli, the most famous street in Naples, this old man walked into view. Clearly unhappy with the fact that he was facing my husband’s camera, the old man protested. But it was too late. The photo was taken. This painting is on…

January 9, 2014

Day 8 – It’s not in the bag! (1st of the Naples series)

In 2006, my husband and I spent two weeks in one of the most colorful cities in the world… Naples.. We rented a furnished apartment and every day we did a commute which included taking the subway and walking through the most amazing crowds of people. My husband spent his days attending an Italian immersion…

January 8, 2014