by Mindy Lighthipe | Colored Pencil, Insect Art, Pen & Ink, Uncategorized, Workshops
A Childhood Mystery That Never Left Me I grew up in New Jersey, and every summer there was a moment when the air would suddenly fill with the strangest sound. As a kid, I was convinced we were being invaded by aliens. That eerie, buzzing chorus felt otherworldly—until...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Botanical Art, Colored Pencil, How-To, Scientific Illustration, Workshops
Fall Harvest Drawing & Painting Workshop at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens September 22–26 | 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. All Levels Welcome | Ages 14+ Autumn is a spectacular time for artists, and what better way to capture the season than with a week-long fall art...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Botanical Art, Butterfly Art, Colored Pencil, Conservation, Insect Art, Online Art Classes, Workshops
For many years I have been interested in the symbiotic relationship of plants and insects. I have done 30+ paintings over the years of insects and the plants which feed their young. Many people often overlook this relationship. It is paramount to preserve this...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Animal Rescue, Bird Art, Colored Pencil, Conservation, Costa Rica, Environmental Concerns, Uncategorized
The Spectacle Owl , Pulsatrix perspicillata is the first owl I ever saw in the wild. I was walking in the rainforest on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica when suddenly I felt as if I was being watched. I looked around and didn’t see anything, until I looked up....
by Mindy Lighthipe | Bird Art, Colored Pencil, Conservation, Environmental Concerns, Native Species, PanPastels
The Burrowing Owl is native to my home state of Florida. I went to Cape Coral to visit the home of a large colony of Burrowing Owls. The large population is stable because a large housing development site was stopped. It was stopped to protect the home of these...
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by Mindy Lighthipe | Butterfly Art, Colored Pencil, Insect Art, Uncategorized, Workshops
Drawing the Beauty of Nature Presents……. I remember the first time I saw the Madagascan Sunset Moth. It was at a Curiosity Shop on Columbus Ave near the American Museum of Natural History, in New York City. I couldn’t believe the spectacular colors...
