Mimi grew up to become an animal painter after she went to two art schools. Mimi likes animals. She has 4 cats. She had an Australian terrier named Basil for thirteen years. Her painting of him hangs in her studio.
People sometimes are alone and feel that their pet is like their child.
And sometimes they just really like their pet. The pet owner and Mimi talk together and Mimi might ask what position the pet should be in and where, on a pillow, on a couch, at play or at rest. Mimi likes to put the animal in its favorite place. It takes about 3 weeks to finish the portrait. When the portrait is done, Mimi stages an unveiling.