by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 17, 2020 | Botanical Art, How-To, Watercolor Tips
Major Screw Up in Your Watercolor Painting? What do you do when you are in the middle of a watercolor painting and a blob of paint lands where you really don’t want it? Has this ever happened to you? It has to me, more times than I care to admit. Since I...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 2, 2020 | Botanical Art, Butterfly Art, Colored Pencil, Costa Rica, Drawing Tips, How-To, Online Art Classes
Hi Everyone! I have some exciting news from my studio…………..I am usually pretty regular with blogging but this last couple of months you may have thought I fell through the cracks. During the time of Covid19 I have not been bored for one minute....
by Mindy Lighthipe | Nov 4, 2019 | Art Destinations, Bird Art, Botanical Art, Costa Rica, Drawing Tips, Field Sketching, Leaf Challenge
Do you sometimes feel like your art takes a back seat to everyday life? Do you feel like you will never get enough time to do the creative things you love? I recently had the wonderful experience of participating in INKTOBER for the 31 days in October 2019. It was fun...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 6, 2019 | Botanical Art, Light on Form, Online Art Classes, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips
Does it seem impossible to get predictable results in watercolor? Does it seem fussy and unforgivable? If you are thinking watercolor is difficult, you are not alone. I found this to be true for many years. I took several watercolor classes and never got the hang of...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jun 20, 2019 | Art Destinations, Botanical Art, Costa Rica, Field Sketching, Sketchbooks, Uncategorized
Does life get in the way of doing the things you really love to do? Jobs, family, and multiple responsibilities can create havoc in your creative journey. There never seems to be enough time to fit it all in. This can be terribly frustrating as days, weeks, months and...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jun 3, 2019 | Botanical Art, Light on Form, Online Art Classes, Photoshop
Do you find it difficult to render your subjects so they look alive and are about to come off the page? Do you understand how the light is hitting your subject? The best way to get your drawings to look 3-dimensional is to make sure you have the following: Highlights-...
