by Mindy Lighthipe | Drawing Tips, Experimentation Sparks Creativity, Graphite, Online Art Classes
Have you ever heard yourself or someone else say, “I can’t draw.” I have heard those three words more times than I can count. Maybe you’ve said them yourself. I can’t even draw a straight line. Everyone else in my family got the artistic talent. I wish I could...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Drawing Tips, Field Sketching, Inspiration, Leaf Challenge, Time Management, Uncategorized
How I Stayed Creative During One of the Hardest Times of My Life There was a period in my life when creativity felt almost impossible. I was the sole caregiver for my mother during a long illness. My days were filled with worry, sleepless nights, appointments,...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Drawing Tips, Graphite, How-To, Online Art Classes, Videos
I am a HUGE fan of the Kneaded Eraser! Do you struggle with how much graphite to put down in your drawings? Sometimes, do you put too much graphite down, making areas too dark? How can you get rid of some of it, but not all of it? This is where the kneaded eraser...
by Mindy Lighthipe | 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 | Colored Pencil, Drawing Tips, How-To, Light on Form, Online Art Classes
Do you want your drawings and paintings to have more form? Are trying to make things 3 dimensional and for some reason they keep coming out flat? There can be many reasons this is happening. Understanding surface contour, how light hits the form, what the surface...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Art Exhibits, Drawing Tips, Exhibitions, Time Management, Uncategorized
I recently had the pleasure of working privately with artist, Cathy Fe over the last 6 months. It was all done online as I live in Florida and Cathy lives in Illinois. It is amazing to me the world we now live in. At times technology seems daunting and impersonal and...
