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Young Pallas cat watching.
The Pallas cat, also called the Manul, is a small wild cat that lives in the cold barren regions of central Asia – the steppe grassland regions of Mongolia, China and the Tibetan Plateau as well as Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. They look much larger than a house cat because of their huge feet and thick…
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Watching the sunset
This painting was an exercise in daring to hope. What, to me, would represent a wonderful day? Could I paint it? I love sunrise and sunset, and even though I am a morning person, it seems to be harder to catch the sunrise than the sunset. Perhaps it’s because at sunrise I am bustling around…
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A Tortie with some Attitude
Sacha’s portrait is the third of a series of 4 kitty paintings that I am doing for Kitty Harbor. Sacha has already been adopted, but I still love her face. Kitty Harbor really impressed me, at the end of their season, all of their kitties were adopted. There are still lots of other kitties that…
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Carlisle, a pretty kitten who wants to get adopted
Once again I am featuring the painting of a kitten from Kitty Harbor who was up for adoption. If Carlisle isn’t still up for adoption, I bet they have another kitten who is almost as handsome. This painting measures 6.25″ x 8.25″ and is painted on fine arches paper with transparent watercolors. It is for…
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A portrait of Brian down under
Every year for 4 years I have participated in a portrait swap via Wetcanvas.com’s portrait forum. This year I got a guy in Australia who had never painted a portrait before. I really liked his face. It looked like he lived through a lot, and even though he was smiling, he looked a little sad.
Mimi Torchia Boothby
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