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1950 Buick Roadmaster
Twas a time when gas was so cheap, that luxury cars could weigh tons. Â And to some people, my uncle Charlie Malle, in fact, a car was a thing of beauty. Â He spent a lot of time waxing and shining his cars. This is his Buick Roadmaster. Â Decorating the hood is my Aunt Tess.
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Will Smith, poet, author, painter, family man
Artists can be opportunists, and I am no exception. When this gentleman showed up in my office building, I knew I had to paint his face. What a relief it was to me when he was amenable to the idea. Look out, mad painters abound in every corner and you never know if you will…
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Liberty Bell Mountain, North Cascades – Plein Aire
This is a Plein Aire, which means I painted it right there on the spot. There are few vistas anywhere as breathtaking as this mountain. Lucky for me, I was able to stop and paint it this weekend. This is in the morning light; it is different in the afternoon. Named because someone thought it…
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Island Girl
Thanks to the wonders of the internet I am able to learn along side of other artists from any corner of the world. For practice painting portraits, we do “exchanges.” This was my third exchange, I happened to get as a partner a lovely young lady from the Bahamas. Yet another miracle in this technical…
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Light Rail in South East Seattle!
Ever since I rode the tram to Rome, I have been excited about Light Rail, so when our lives were disrupted for over 3 years of construction, I was a lot more patient with it than you might expect from me. And yesterday, July 18th was opening day. Here in my neighborhood, they planned a…
Mimi Torchia Boothby
a gallery of paintings