by Mindy Lighthipe | Jun 29, 2017 | Animal Portraits, Animal Rescue, Art Destinations, Bird Art, Colored Pencil, Conservation, Costa Rica, Workshops
I have been traveling to Costa Rica for over 30 years. In my travels I search out places that are off the beaten path. I am not much for conventional tourism. It would be unusual for me to be drinking a pina colada on a white sandy beach. I prefer to find places where...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Mar 16, 2016 | Animal Portraits, Colored Pencil, Costa Rica
Hi Everyone! WE just got back from an amazing trip to Costa Rica this year. I am still in awe of the diversity of this tiny country. We visited so many beautiful places and saw an amazing array of birds, plants, animals and yes FROGS! We are already planing the trip...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 22, 2015 | Animal Portraits
Last year while I was teaching at UFL I found this reindeer skull high up on one of the shelves in Mammalogy. The spread of the rack is almost 5 feet. I asked the curator if I could draw it and she said, “yes!” I wasn’t exactly sure what I was going...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Dec 8, 2014 | Animal Portraits, Art Books, Watercolor Tips
Splash 15: Creative Solutions is about capturing the novel approaches, beautiful accidents, and fly-by-the-seat-of-the-pants moments that these artists have creatively expressed in their unique visions and anecdotal captions. With 125 color images illustrating...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jul 19, 2014 | Animal Portraits, Art Books, Paintings, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips
I am thrilled to share with you the new book from North Light Books- The Best of Watercolor: Splash 15, Creative Solutions. About 2 years ago I saw a call to enter for this book on Artist Network. They were looking for watercolor paintings that may have caused...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Dec 24, 2013 | Animal Portraits, Art Destinations, Bird Art, Colored Pencil, Costa Rica, Digital Photography, Gallery, Photography Tips
The Aracari and Photographer Permission- I have loved the aracari ever since I saw it flying in the rainforest in Costa Rica. It is a small toucan and is not as easy to spot as a toucan because of its size. They love to eat palm nuts and this is usually where you can...
