by Mindy Lighthipe | Jan 13, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Uncategorized
Painting #2 of 52/52 Challenge Rodrigues Flying Fox- "Grace" – Gouache & Graphite; ©2012 Mindy Lighthipe It is Week #2 in my 52/52 painting challenge. My post on Wednesday was about the Lubee Bat Conservancy and this special little bat...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Nov 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Using Photography in Botanical & Scientific Illustration I recently received an e-mail from one of my readers about tracing from photographs. Here is her question: "I'm fairly new to the "training" of natural science illustration. Recently, I...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Nov 1, 2011 | Bird Art, Uncategorized
Sandhill Cranes and a few Whooping Cranes too!! It is about this time of year that the Sandhill Cranes descend upon Gainesville Florida to spend the winter. Usually 1,000 to 2,000 of these large birds winter over each year. Typically, they spend the day foraging for...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Apr 27, 2011 | Animal Portraits, Bird Art, Oracle Cards
The Bat is BENEFICIAL! Nature's Wisdom Oracle Card # 2 Today I would like to introduce you to the bat. I did this painting years ago in gouache while I was leading an ART TOUR to Costa Rica. Bats are fascinating creatures and I thought that they had...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Apr 7, 2011 | Animal Portraits, Bird Art, Butterfly Art, Oracle Cards, Paintings
I have the wonderful opportunity to announce that my Nature’s wisdom Oracle cards from Schiffer Publisher is finally arrived. About a year ago my book, Mother Monarch was released and they offered me the opportunity to write and illustrate a deck of oracle...
