by Mindy Lighthipe | Dec 17, 2013 | ASBA-American Society of Botanical Artists, Botanical Art, Insect Art, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips, Workshops
Botanical Art is rich in tradition, especially when it comes to technique and composition. I promised to share with you the class I took last month with Anna Mason at the Selby Gardens in Sarasota, Fl. She has a very wonderful style of painting that is not a...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Nov 7, 2013 | Art Exhibits, Butterfly Art, Exhibitions, Insect Art, Native Species, Uncategorized
Eclosion- Art Exhibit to open in Austin Texas For the month of November and into early December there is a wonderful exhibit going on at the Art.Science.Gallery in Austin, Texas. I am honored that my painting of the Io Moth Lifecycle was selected by the jury out of...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 1, 2013 | Animal Portraits, ASBA-American Society of Botanical Artists, Costa Rica, Field Sketching, Uncategorized, Workshops
Fabulous FROGS! I am very excited to share this painting with you. It was done by one of my students Rayma Peterson. Rayma was with us this past February on the Artistic Adventure tour of Costa Rica. One of the highlights for many of us in the group was the...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 21, 2013 | Art Destinations, Art Exhibits, Costa Rica, Digital Photography, Insect Art, Pinterest, Uncategorized
A Bug’s Life Photography Exhibit I am thrilled that my super duper friend Nancy Richmond has gotten 4 of her insect photographs into the permanent collection in the 1650 Gallery in Los Angeles, CA. The juried show is titled, ” A Bug’s Life” and...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 7, 2013 | Digital Photography, How-To, Pinterest, Time Management, Uncategorized, Videos
I have been using photographs in my art for a long time. When I moved to Florida I had to down size my studio and find ways that I could minimize clutter. I had boxes and files full of images from National Geographic, Ranger Rick, Wild Bird Magazine and more. I...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 4, 2013 | Art Destinations, Conservation, Costa Rica, Digital Photography, Environmental Concerns, Field Sketching, Uncategorized, Workshops
Do you LOVE chocolate? My good friends at Sibú Chocolate are making the BEST handmade organic chocolate in Costa Rica! I met George Soriano in Costa Rica almost 18 years ago when he was working for an Eco-tour Company. In 2007 George and his partner Julio Fernandez...
