by Mindy Lighthipe | Dec 17, 2013 | ASBA-American Society of Botanical Artists, Botanical Art, Insect Art, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips, Workshops
Botanical Art is rich in tradition, especially when it comes to technique and composition. I promised to share with you the class I took last month with Anna Mason at the Selby Gardens in Sarasota, Fl. She has a very wonderful style of painting that is not a...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Apr 18, 2013 | Art Exhibits, Botanical Art, T-Shirt Designs, Uncategorized
Hi Everyone and Welcome to Spring! I had many inquires about purchasing one of my t-shirts from the Kanapaha Garden Festival. I had to wait until the festival was over to see if there were any shirts left. We have a limited quantity in Women’s and Men’s...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Dec 22, 2012 | ASBA-American Society of Botanical Artists, Botanical Art, Uncategorized
About nine months ago I got an email from a design company in Australia called Swear Words. They design packaging and websites, and create brands for companies. One of their clients is Loving Earth. Loving Earth recently started selling gourmet organic kale chips...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Nov 4, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Botanical Art, Conservation, Environmental Concerns, Native Species, Paintings, Uncategorized
I hope that everyone on the eastern coast of the USA are recovering from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. I have friends and family who still do not have power and some that have massive property damage. My heart goes out to everyone and hope that things get back to...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 27, 2012 | Botanical Art, How-To, Pen & Ink
Creating Greeting Cards the Old Fashioned Way There are so many different ways to make a greeting card that I wanted to address those readers/artists that have minimal computer skills. Greeting cards can easily be made by hand using your art work reproduced by a...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 7, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Botanical Art, Paintings, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips, Workshops
Painting #27 of #Paint52 "Brandywine Heirloom" Watercolor ©2012 Mlighthipe I love heirloom tomatoes! Tomato season is over here in Florida. My tomatoes died about 3 weeks ago. I had a pretty good crop for my first season. We had tomatoes in late May! I...
