by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 26, 2022 | Animal Rescue, Art Books, Art Destinations, Conservation, Costa Rica
Just before the pandemic hit my friend Denise Gillen and I partnered to create a children’s book, Where the Wild Sloths Roam. I have been traveling to Costa Rica for over 30 years and there is a special place in my heart for the wildlife. In 2018 I met Denise at...
by Mindy Lighthipe | May 31, 2022 | Art Destinations, Conservation, Costa Rica, Uncategorized
I can’t tell you all how happy I was to be able to return to Costa Rica for our annual Art & Photography Tour this past February 2022. I was lucky enough in 2020 to go to Costa Rica and lead the tour. I returned in early March just 2 days before the USA shut...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Nov 20, 2021 | 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 | Oct 14, 2020 | Animal Rescue, Colored Pencil, Conservation, Costa Rica, Uncategorized
2021 is almost here! Many of you are wondering whether it is safe to travel to Costa Rica??? As of November 1, 2020 Costa Rica is opening the country to outsiders and that includes people from the USA. I have been in close touch with Holbrook Travel about protocols...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 1, 2020 | Animal Rescue, Colored Pencil, Costa Rica, Environmental Concerns
I LOVE Sloths! For over 30 years I have traveled to Costa Rica. Whenever I am there I always see sloths in the wild. This particular sloth is “Millie” the 2 fingered sloth. A park ranger rescued her when she was only a few weeks old. A huge mudslide...
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....
