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 | Aug 4, 2013 | Art Destinations, Conservation, Costa Rica, Digital Photography, Environmental Concerns, Field Sketching, Uncategorized, Workshops
Do you LOVE chocolate? My good friends at Sibú Chocolate are making the BEST handmade organic chocolate in Costa Rica! I met George Soriano in Costa Rica almost 18 years ago when he was working for an Eco-tour Company. In 2007 George and his partner Julio Fernandez...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jul 28, 2012 | Bird Art, Colored Pencil, Conservation, Costa Rica, Native Species, Uncategorized
It has been a while since I posted. It has been a difficult time for me and my family. We have had a severe tragedy within our family. My husband, Joe lost his son Joey in a fatal accident. He passed away on July 10th. He broke his neck on July 1st in a boating...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Feb 20, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Animal Portraits, Costa Rica, Paintings, Videos, Watercolor Tips
52/52 Painting Challenge: Painting #7- Not Always Green! As some of you may know I was in love with an Iguana. His name was Father Mulcahy, named after the priest on the hit TV show called "Mash". He was given to me by a priest named Father Lope who had...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jan 28, 2012 | Videos
[svp]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPk8LimjLCc[/svp] A baby howler monkey falls to the ground and is later able to make it back into the trees to be reunited with its mother. This video was taken in Tamarindo Costa Rica. To read more about the experience visit:...
