by Mindy Lighthipe | Mar 11, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Butterfly Art, Insect Art, Videos, Watercolor Tips
52/52 Painting Challenge Silence of the Lambs… The Death's Head Moth One of the scariest movies I have seen is Silence of the Lambs. I love Jody Foster and Anthony Hopkins. The two of them together along with the Death's Head Moth sent me into the movie...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Mar 5, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Botanical Art, Drawing Tips, Orchids, Time Management, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips
52/52 Painting Challenge- Painting # 9 Dendrobium lindleyi (aggregatum) Original Watercolor by Mindy Lighthipe ©2012 Dendrobium Aggregatum is also known as Dendrobium lindleyi. It is the first specie orchid I have painted. All the orchids I have painted before...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Feb 27, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Bird Art, Costa Rica, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips
52/52 Painting Challenge – Painting #8 The Blue Crowned Mot-Mot For this painting challenge I combined watercolor with egg yolk. I took a class in egg tempera from American-born Suzanne Scherer and Russian-born Pavel Ouporov in 2004 at the New York Botanical...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Feb 20, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Animal Portraits, Costa Rica, Paintings, Videos, Watercolor Tips
52/52 Painting Challenge: Painting #7- Not Always Green! As some of you may know I was in love with an Iguana. His name was Father Mulcahy, named after the priest on the hit TV show called "Mash". He was given to me by a priest named Father Lope who had...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Feb 14, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Animal Portraits, Conservation, Environmental Concerns, Uncategorized
52/52 Painting Challenge- Painting #6 The Spectacle Flying Fox is a large sized fruit bat that can have a wingspan of 5 ft. The latin name is Pteropus conspicillatus.They live primarily in the rainforest, but are also found in mangroves and swamps throughout...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jan 30, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Botanical Art, Orchids, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips
Painting #5- 52/52 Painting Challenge This Catteleya orchid was a super challenge to paint. The brilliant magenta glowed against the pale and subtle hues of the white petals and sepals. I had to use lots of delicate colors to portray the white and not have it fade...
