by Mindy Lighthipe | Animal Portraits, Art For Conservation, Conservation, Environmental Concerns, Light on Form, Uncategorized
Protecting Florida’s Black Bears: Art for Conservation I am deeply saddened by the decision of Florida Wildlife Commission to vote on allowing a bear hunt. This October, Florida’s black bears face a new threat — a scheduled bear hunt that could endanger not only...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Animal Portraits, Art Exhibits, Bird Art, Insect Art, PanPastels, Pastels
Many years ago I purchased a HUGE set of PanPastels and an assortment of pastel sticks. It was a dismal failure. Everything I did looked mushy, poorly executed, and I quickly abandoned the thought of working with pastels. As I recall this was a similar experience I...
by Mindy Lighthipe | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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...
