by Mindy Lighthipe | Mar 5, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Botanical Art, Drawing Tips, Orchids, Time Management, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips
52/52 Painting Challenge- Painting # 9 Dendrobium lindleyi (aggregatum) Original Watercolor by Mindy Lighthipe ©2012 Dendrobium Aggregatum is also known as Dendrobium lindleyi. It is the first specie orchid I have painted. All the orchids I have painted before...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 4, 2011 | ASBA-American Society of Botanical Artists, Botanical Art, Colored Pencil, Drawing Tips, Leaf Challenge, Uncategorized
Today I got something that I have been looking at for 5 years. It is an Icarus Hot/Cold Drawing Board. I saw Ester Roi demonstrate how to use it at an ASBA Conference. Being a total color junky I was amazed at how vibrant her colored pencil work is. They look more...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 2, 2011 | Botanical Art, Drawing Tips, Graphite, Leaf Challenge
I am grateful for football season! Why? Every fall from September to January my husband sits faithfully on Sundays and watches football….. all day and into the night. I am a moderate football enthusiast but I only really pay attention to the instant replays when...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 1, 2011 | Botanical Art, Butterfly Art, Drawing Tips, Gouache, Graphite, Paintings, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips
Today is October 1, 2011 and to my amazement here in Florida I woke up to 58 degrees! Since I moved from New Jersey in May we have hardly had a night under 72 or a day under 90 degrees. In New Jersey fall begins in September and the weather changes just around...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 13, 2011 | Drawing Tips, How-To
Often when I am teaching botanical art and watercolor painting, a student will ask me, “Mindy, How do I know if my painting is done?” This question haunts us all. As artists we probably are hardest on ourselves. We are striving for the...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 10, 2011 | Animal Rescue, Bird Art, Costa Rica, Drawing Tips, Native Species, Uncategorized, Videos, Workshops
Great Green Macaw- Colored Pencil ©2001 MLighthipe For over 20 years I have been going to Costa Rica. I marvel at the diversity and the amazing array of shapes, colors, textures and sounds of the rainforest. One of the most thrilling things I have ever seen is a...
