by Mindy Lighthipe | Apr 12, 2014 | Graphite, How-To, Light on Form, Uncategorized, Videos
Creating depth and volume in realistic nature paintings is near and dear to me. I often see people struggling with getting their art to look 3 dimensional on a 2 dimensional surface. When I worked at the New York Botanical Garden’s Illustration Certification...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Mar 10, 2014 | Costa Rica, Uncategorized
The guaria morada became Costa Rica’s national flower on June 15, 1939. It is said to reflect its nation’s people in its beauty, fragility, and abundance. The gorgeous purple (You know how I love PURPLE!) flower is an epiphytic orchid, growing on trees, sustaining...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Mar 4, 2014 | Bird Art, Colored Pencil, Costa Rica, Digital Photography, Reproduction, Uncategorized
I don’t consider myself much of a bird watcher. I don’t really have the patience to wander or deliberately walk around with a pair of binoculars around my neck waiting to see a glimpse of something in the distance. I don’t have a bird list that I...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Feb 21, 2014 | Butterfly Art, Costa Rica, Reproduction, Uncategorized
I just got back from my trip to Costa Rica and we had a fabulous time. I never grow tired of visiting the country and am already planning the itinerary for next year. I got to see lots of beautiful butterflies this trip and here is a painting that I did from a...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jan 8, 2014 | Butterfly Art, Colored Pencil, Gallery, Insect Art, Uncategorized
Buckeye Butterflies are not Blue? A few years ago when I first moved to Florida I visited Edith Smith at Shady Oaks Butterfly Farm. She and her family raise butterflies for a living. I went on her butterfly tour and she showed me all of the different species she...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jan 6, 2014 | Bird Art, Costa Rica, Digital Photography, Uncategorized, Workshops
Top 10 Reasons to go to Costa Rica! Click here for itinerary! 1. No SNOWY, DREARY, DANK, ICEY weather in Costa Rica 2. No down jackets, polar fleece or thermal gloves allowed. 3. Mindy shows you awesome ways to draw and photograph the amazing flora and fauna of Costa...
