by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 5, 2011 | Botanical Art, Leaf Challenge, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips
Sweet Potato Vine – Mindy Lighthipe ; botanical watercolor ©2011 Today I decided to do a quick little leaf. It is a sweet potato vine leaf. This creeping vine is a great addition in my garden as it spreads quickly and acts as a ground cover. This is...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 4, 2011 | ASBA-American Society of Botanical Artists, Botanical Art, Colored Pencil, Drawing Tips, Leaf Challenge, Uncategorized
Today I got something that I have been looking at for 5 years. It is an Icarus Hot/Cold Drawing Board. I saw Ester Roi demonstrate how to use it at an ASBA Conference. Being a total color junky I was amazed at how vibrant her colored pencil work is. They look more...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 3, 2011 | Botanical Art, Leaf Challenge, Light on Form, Paintings, Uncategorized
Today is day #3 in my botanical leaf challenge. I decided to paint a leaf from my datura plant. It is one of the plants I purchased when I got here. I couldn't resist it because it has a purple double flower. It was so beautiful and I found out that I...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 1, 2011 | Botanical Art, Butterfly Art, Drawing Tips, Gouache, Graphite, Paintings, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips
Today is October 1, 2011 and to my amazement here in Florida I woke up to 58 degrees! Since I moved from New Jersey in May we have hardly had a night under 72 or a day under 90 degrees. In New Jersey fall begins in September and the weather changes just around...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 26, 2011 | ASBA-American Society of Botanical Artists, Uncategorized
Have you been rejected from a juried exhibition? I have many times. Everytime I received a rejection from a juried exhibition I felt awful. It seemed like a personal attack. I felt that jury did not like my work, but I also felt that they didn't like me. What a...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 19, 2011 | Art Exhibits, Botanical Art, Exhibitions, Paintings, Uncategorized
My first botanical art and natural science illustration solo exhibition was at Cyanamid Corporation in Princeton NJ in 1999. I was so excited at doing my first solo show that I jumped in head first. The company had a huge hallway and I was given this...
