by Mindy Lighthipe | Bird Art, Conservation, Field Sketching, Gouache, Native Species, Scientific Illustration
I am fascinated with owls. There is a local Raptor Rehabilitation Center by me in Florida called the Avian Reconditioning Center. They allow people to visit and have educational festivals. One of the really cool things I learned about them is that they are silent when...
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...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Costa Rica, Native Species, Uncategorized, Workshops
Wow! Did I say WOW!! I just got back from our Journey to the Costa Rican Rainforest. We were 14 artists traveling together and it was an amazing trip. When I first started doing tours about 20 years ago, I was nervous, wondering whether people would like it. I have...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Art Exhibits, Bird Art, Colored Pencil, Environmental Concerns, Native Species, Online Art Classes, Uncategorized
I have not considered myself a “birder” until perhaps very recently. I never realized it, but birds are everywhere. Whether I am in New York City or in my own backyard, birds land in close proximity at my every turn. My interest in birds started through my...
by Mindy Lighthipe | ASBA-American Society of Botanical Artists, Bird Art, Botanical Art, Environmental Concerns, Native Species
In December of 2016 I had the wonderful opportunity to teach a group of artists at the Florida Society of Botanical Artists in Sarasota Florida. The society is a local chapter of the American Society of Botanical Artists. This was the third time they invited me to...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Butterfly Art, Conservation, Environmental Concerns, Insect Art, Native Species
I recently was “tagged” on Facebook by a friend who saw that Whales Tale was selling and promoting my children’s book Mother Monarch! As many of you know I am originally from New Jersey and have spent time in Cape May and visited their beautiful...
