by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 25, 2019 | Art Exhibits, Bird Art, Printmaking, Solar Etching
So you may thinking…… what the heck is a CORVID and what is a MURDER of them? Corvidae is the Latin name for a family of birds which contain crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. This family of birds is found world wide with...
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...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 20, 2011 | Art Exhibits, Botanical Art, Uncategorized
Would you like to exhibit your art? You have been painting for a while and you are beginning to think that you might like to exhibit your work. Where should you start and what are some of the things you should think about? Here are a few tips and suggestions to get...