by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 4, 2016 | Butterfly Art, Colored Pencil, Online Art Classes, Uncategorized, Workshops
I recently had the opportunity to go back to the New York Botanical Gardens to teach a 3 day workshop on drawing butterflies. I taught at NYBG for almost 20 years after completing the Botanical Illustration Certification Program. It takes 2 years to complete...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jul 31, 2016 | Drawing Tips, How-To, Online Art Classes, Scientific Illustration, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips, Workshops
I am happy to announce my new online Wonderful World of Watercolor Class will start this fall on September 21, 2016. I want to thank all my fellow artists for the overwhelming success of my Foundation Drawing and Drawing Plants classes. For the past year I have had...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Nov 7, 2015 | ASBA-American Society of Botanical Artists, Botanical Art, Butterfly Art, Costa Rica, Insect Art, Uncategorized
This year My Biriba Fruit with Hairstreak Butterfly; Annona mucosa, Atlides polybe painting was accepted into the ASBA- NY Horticultural Society 18th Annual International Botanical Art Exhibit. The exhibit will be up until December 30, 2015. Here is the story behind...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 25, 2015 | Bird Art, Drawing Tips, Field Sketching, Scientific Illustration, Sketchbooks, Uncategorized
I am very fortunate to be teaching Scientific Illustration at the UFL. UFL is the 3rd largest University in the USA. It has vast resources of natural science collections within the different disciplines as well as being the home of the Florida Museum of Natural...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
I am thrilled to be a part of “Environmentally Engaged” Art Exhibit at the Lighthouse ArtCenter Museum in Tequesta, Florida. The opening night is September 17th and I am told I won an AWARD for my painting of the Julia Butterfly Lifecycle!!! They will not...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 30, 2015 | Botanical Art, Drawing Tips, eBook- Tutorial, Graphite, How-To, Scientific Illustration, Uncategorized, Videos
September brings a change in the season and for me it always means back to school. Ever since I can remember I went back to school in September, whether it was as a student or as a teacher. It is a time which reminds me to go back to the basics. As you already...
