by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 25, 2015 | Bird Art, Drawing Tips, Field Sketching, Scientific Illustration, Sketchbooks, Uncategorized
I am very fortunate to be teaching Scientific Illustration at the UFL. UFL is the 3rd largest University in the USA. It has vast resources of natural science collections within the different disciplines as well as being the home of the Florida Museum of Natural...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
I am thrilled to be a part of “Environmentally Engaged” Art Exhibit at the Lighthouse ArtCenter Museum in Tequesta, Florida. The opening night is September 17th and I am told I won an AWARD for my painting of the Julia Butterfly Lifecycle!!! They will not...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 8, 2015 | Butterfly Art, Conservation, Environmental Concerns, Insect Art, Native Species
I recently was “tagged” on Facebook by a friend who saw that Whales Tale was selling and promoting my children’s book Mother Monarch! As many of you know I am originally from New Jersey and have spent time in Cape May and visited their beautiful...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 30, 2015 | Botanical Art, Drawing Tips, eBook- Tutorial, Graphite, How-To, Scientific Illustration, Uncategorized, Videos
September brings a change in the season and for me it always means back to school. Ever since I can remember I went back to school in September, whether it was as a student or as a teacher. It is a time which reminds me to go back to the basics. As you already...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 4, 2015 | ASBA-American Society of Botanical Artists, Botanical Art, Business Practices for Artists, Online Art Classes, Pen & Ink, Scientific Illustration
“How the heck do you break into the market?”…… this is a question I received from a student in my online Drawing the Beauty of Plants Class. The first thing I believe you need to figure out is exactly what you are looking to “break into” within the...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jul 23, 2015 | Botanical Art, Drawing Tips, Graphite, How-To, Scientific Illustration
I was recently asked in my Drawing the Beauty of Plants class….”How much detail should I include in my drawings of botanical subjects…. especially leaves?” There are so many different ways to handle this question and I always start by...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jul 20, 2015 | Butterfly Art, Colored Pencil, Gouache, Insect Art
In recognition of Moth Week (July 18-26, 2015) I painted this Crescent Moon Moth. The Latin name is Epiphora rectifascia. It is a Giant African Silk Moth and is part of the The family Saturniidae. This one comes from Africa. I was lucky enough to see this very large...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jun 17, 2015 | Botanical Art, Conservation, Environmental Concerns, Insect Art, Invasive Species
Yesterday was my 3rd year teaching at Plant Camp for the University of Florida. What is Plant Camp? Plant Camp is all about teaching TEACHERS to teach children about INVASIVE Plants. 24 teachers from the State of Florida are picked every year to participate in Plant...
by Mindy Lighthipe | May 22, 2015 | Art Books, Business Practices for Artists, Insect Art, T-Shirt Designs
About 9 months ago I was approached by Artist’s Magazine writer, Holly Davis about submitting images of my “bug” paintings for an article she was writing. It is not every day that I receive requests like this so of course….. I jumped on it! How...
by Mindy Lighthipe | May 14, 2015 | How-To, Insect Art, Pen & Ink, Scientific Illustration
As a Botanical and Natural Science artist, I am always looking for faster ways produce my art. Refining techniques and building skills help when billing a client as well as on the eyesight! I have been playing around with a paper called Stipple Paper by Aquabee. It is...
