by Mindy Lighthipe | Feb 26, 2019 | Botanical Art, Light on Form, Online Art Classes
Learn how to DeMystify Watercolor! I used to be terrified of watercolor. I found it fussy and difficult to work with. It seemed unforgiving. I felt like if I made a mistake ….. it was over. My first experience was with a teacher who taught me to do what seemed...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Feb 3, 2019 | Botanical Art, Drawing Tips, Online Art Classes, Uncategorized, Workshops
Drawing is a skill and you can learn it! I use to believe excellent drawing skills were acquired through fairy dust. It seed to me some people miraculously had the ability to draw effortlessly while others struggled. I fell somewhere in-between. I had moderate success...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jan 7, 2019 | Art Exhibits, Bird Art, Botanical Art, Botanical Art Books, Workshops
The New Year is bringing great promise to lots of possibilities for exhibiting my art and teaching! I am happy to announce I will be one of the 4 featured artists at the Oakland Manor House; Botanical & Bird Exhibit. The Art of Escapes owner and curator, Gaby West...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 12, 2017 | Botanical Art, How-To, Light on Form, Surface Contour, Videos
Where are the bends, twists and curves of any given object? Think of surface contour as a topographical map or the terrain of an object. To clearly see the surface contour it helps to create an armature drawing. An armature drawing shows the formation of how...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 1, 2017 | Botanical Art, Drawing Tips, How-To, Online Art Classes, Uncategorized
Do you really understand the term Eyelevel? One of the most important aspects about drawing is training your eye to recognize the level and angle you are looking at. Too often we don’t pay enough attention to the height of a subject in regards to the...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 27, 2017 | Botanical Art, Drawing Tips, Graphite, How-To, Online Art Classes, Uncategorized
When you are drawing multiple images that overlap remember it is important to draw the background object through the foreground object. Erase any overlapping lines. This makes all of your lines read correctly. You can even decide to place a leaf that might be in the...
