by Mindy Lighthipe | May 26, 2023 | Art Destinations, Art Exhibits, Butterfly Art, Conservation, Insect Art
I can’t believe it has been 9 months since I posted a blog post! Wow, how time flies when you are having fun and keeping busy!!! Since the pandemic I have been teaching online via Zoom. In the past year things have opened up and I have wonderful opportunities to...
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by Mindy Lighthipe | Jan 23, 2021 | 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...
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by Mindy Lighthipe | Dec 17, 2020 | How-To, Insect Art, Online Art Classes, Scientific Illustration, Workshops
Hello Fellow Artists! THE CLASS SOLD OUT IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS! We will be adding another section so please click on the links for updates! Since Covid 19 I have been doing teaching on Zoom since we can not meet in person. I thought it would be uncomfortable and not...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 18, 2019 | Butterfly Art, Conservation, Environmental Concerns, Insect Art
It seems more and more we are bombarded and constantly on overload with all the information via the internet and news media about global warming and climate change. If we listen to a lot of it, it is so alarming that it is hard to find hope in a sea of devastation. I...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 23, 2017 | Costa Rica, Insect Art, Uncategorized, Workshops
As many of you already know I LOVE bugs! Here is a favorite beetle I found while traveling in Costa Rica. It is a giant long horned beetle – Macrodontia batesi. It was 5 inches long! Most people are terrified when they see something this big because they think...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 26, 2016 | Insect Art, Printmaking, Scientific Illustration
Insects have always been peaked my curiosity. I collected bugs as a kid. I never really had the science brain to become an entomologist. I wanted to know about their lifecycle but most of all I wanted to draw and paint them. I think it is the diversity of color,...
