by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 8, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Native Species, Photoshop, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips
Designing Botanical Art for T-shirts "Bog Life- Pitcher Plant" Original Watercolor by Mindy Lighthipe ©2012 Paintng #31 When I moved to Florida, I had to leave my garden behind and start all over again. Living in New...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 20, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, eBook- Tutorial, How-To, Photoshop, Reproduction, Watercolor Tips
Start with the Finished Product “Kohlrabi” Original Watercolor Painting #29 – Mindy Lighthipe ©2012 Would you like to reproduce your artwork onto a greeting card? I have had many of my students over the years ask me the best way to go about doing...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 16, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Insect Art, Workshops
Painting #28 of #Paint52 Painting # 28 comes from my class with Val Webb. We learned how to do some simple Celtic Knot designs. I liked the simplicity of the Trinity Knot and decided to challenge myself with doing a complicated beetle design. I have always been super...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 7, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Botanical Art, Paintings, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips, Workshops
Painting #27 of #Paint52 "Brandywine Heirloom" Watercolor ©2012 Mlighthipe I love heirloom tomatoes! Tomato season is over here in Florida. My tomatoes died about 3 weeks ago. I had a pretty good crop for my first season. We had tomatoes in late May! I...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 3, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Botanical Art, Insect Art, Native Species, Orchids, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips, Workshops
Painting #26 of the 52/52 Challenge "Gongora scaphephorus and the Euglossine bee" Watercolor ©2012 MLighthipe It is great to be back in the studio. I started this painting over 3 months ago as part of the 52/52 challenge and over the past month I have...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jul 9, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Botanical Art, Butterfly Art, Costa Rica, Insect Art, Paintings, Uncategorized
Painting # 25 52/52 Challenge "Mosiac Butterfly – Colobura dirce"- Watercolor by MLighthipe ©2012 It is time for me to start thinking about going to Costa Rica in February of 2013. It seems weird that in the heat of the summer I should be...
