by Mindy Lighthipe | Art Exhibits, Insect Art, Printmaking, Solar Etching
About a year ago I found a fantastic Printmaking Studio in Eustis, Florida- Harper Print Studio, owned and operated by artist Jenny Harper. I was really interested in learning to carve woodcut and linocut blocks and I landed in the perfect place. Through Jenny’s...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Art Exhibits, Bird Art, Printmaking, Solar Etching
So you may thinking…… what the heck is a CORVID and what is a MURDER of them? Corvidae is the Latin name for a family of birds which contain crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. This family of birds is found world wide with...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Exhibitions, Printmaking, Watercolor Tips
Experimenting for different results Are you working hard and not getting the results you are looking for in your art? Have you been told to work in one way and not deviate from this particular method? Do you find it discouraging and not know what to do when you are...
by Mindy Lighthipe | 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,...
