by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 27, 2020 | Colored Pencil, How-To, Online Art Classes, Uncategorized
A while back I was approached by JerrysArtarama.com to do a review of the 120 Set of Cezanne Colored Pencils. I have been so busy with getting my class ready for the fall semester at UFL that I hardly had the time to do a proper review until now. The pencils arrived...
by Mindy Lighthipe | May 12, 2020 | Animal Rescue, Conservation, Costa Rica, Environmental Concerns, T-Shirt Designs, Uncategorized
Since the shut down there are some things which have caused me great concern. One of them is future of The Toucan Rescue Ranch. The Costa Rican government responsibly shut down tourism on March 18, 2020. Tourism is the life blood of this organization. It is...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Mar 5, 2020 | 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 | Feb 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
I was recently asked by a student why white was not included on the supply list for my watercolor class. There seems to be a huge debate over whether white and also black are “allowed” in watercolor. Watercolor very rarely uses white. For many artists, using white is...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jan 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
The New Year started off a bit slow for me. Unfortunately when it should be a time of joy and happiness it came with some sadness. We lost 3 people in our family during the holidays to illness. It is really hard to lose people you love and hard to move forward when...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Dec 4, 2019 | Art Exhibits, Drawing Tips, Exhibitions, Time Management, Uncategorized
I recently had the pleasure of working privately with artist, Cathy Fe over the last 6 months. It was all done online as I live in Florida and Cathy lives in Illinois. It is amazing to me the world we now live in. At times technology seems daunting and impersonal and...
