by Mindy Lighthipe | 52/52 Challenge, Time Management
51 0r 53 but not 52! Challenge Yourself! I started last year, 2012, off with a 52/52 painting challenge. I wanted to do 52 paintings in 52 weeks. Did I make it? I am not really sure if I did or not. I have uploaded the results of my work onto my Pinterest boards as...
by Mindy Lighthipe | ASBA-American Society of Botanical Artists, Botanical Art, Uncategorized
About nine months ago I got an email from a design company in Australia called Swear Words. They design packaging and websites, and create brands for companies. One of their clients is Loving Earth. Loving Earth recently started selling gourmet organic kale chips...
by Mindy Lighthipe | 52/52 Challenge, Animal Portraits, Animal Rescue, Conservation, Costa Rica, Environmental Concerns, Gouache, Uncategorized
20 years ago I made my first trip to Costa Rica. I had always wanted to see the rainforest. I went with some friends and we traveled by bicycle. Bicycling in Costa Rica was a challenge for me. To make a long story short…. I sold my bicycle there and have taken the bus...
by Mindy Lighthipe | 52/52 Challenge, Art Exhibits, Bird Art, Conservation, Paintings, Uncategorized
Nature’s Eden I am pleased to write about a new organization I joined here in Florida. It is called Florida’s Eden. They are a group of artists, nature lovers and business people who all care about the delicate and amazing environment here in Florida. They...
by Mindy Lighthipe | How-To, Photoshop, Uncategorized, Videos
Clean up those White Backgrounds! I recently had one of my readers ask me how I clean up the background on my botanical paintings in Photoshop Elements. I spent about 3 weeks composing my eBook, “Scan YOUR Art” and decided this time that I would try to...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Videos
[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVmjJpt9LuQ[/svp] This is a How-To tutorial by Mindy Lighthipe specifically for artists who want to create white backgrounds on their scanned art work. The tutorial is done in Photoshop Elements 9 on a Mac Laptop. This was created...
by Mindy Lighthipe | 52/52 Challenge, Botanical Art, Conservation, Environmental Concerns, Native Species, Paintings, Uncategorized
I hope that everyone on the eastern coast of the USA are recovering from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. I have friends and family who still do not have power and some that have massive property damage. My heart goes out to everyone and hope that things get back to...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Drawing Tips, Field Sketching, How-To, Sketchbooks, Uncategorized, Workshops
Do you hate your sketchbook? I just spent the last 5 days teaching a workshop with my good friend and “Sketckbook Queen”, Patricia Wynne. There were 11 of us that traveled to locations in my hometown of Gainesville, Florida to draw and sketch. We went to...
by Mindy Lighthipe | 52/52 Challenge, Animal Portraits, Colored Pencil, Time Management, Uncategorized
Football Season Means Colored Pencils! Yes folks…. that’s what the fall brings to my world. I get lots of questions about how I manage my time as an artist. People perceive me as being very organized and productive….. whew! So glad that I come off...
by Mindy Lighthipe | E-Books, Photoshop, Uncategorized
I wanted to do a quick post to thank all of you who purchased my e-Book, "Scan YOUR Art". The response has been awesome! Since I am new at sending out the eBooks there may be a few of you that did not get your books. If this has happened to you, please...
