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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.
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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…
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Portrait #10 – The fisherman’s wife
One of my favorite authors is Giovanni Verga, who was born in 1860 and died in 1922. He lived in Sicily, in the city of Catania. I was able to visit his house while I was there a few years ago. He wrote about the tragedy and the beauty of the poor working class that…
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Jump like a Comet!
I had to wait to post this because the painting was a surprise and a Christmas present for my nephew’s wonderful wife. It’s the first formal horse portrait I have ever done and it was very exciting to pull it off. This is Comet, who is no longer a teenager, but he has been extremely…
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Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project
Sometimes it’s fun to participate in group efforts, one of which is the Art House Co-op Sketchbook Project. I had to pay a little money to receive a little journal book in the mail, but it came quickly and I immediately started drawing in it. I didn’t really like the paper, it was thin and…
Mimi Torchia Boothby
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