by Mindy Lighthipe | Butterfly Art, Costa Rica, Insect Art, Scientific Illustration, Uncategorized, Workshops
An Electric Flash of Blue: Drawing the Magic of the Blue Morpho I still remember the very first time I saw a Blue Morpho butterfly in the Costa Rican rainforest. One moment the forest was deep green and shadowed—then zap!—an electric flash of blue zipped past me like...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Butterfly Art, Costa Rica, Insect Art, Paintings, T-Shirt Designs, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips
Paint Iridescence Blue Morpho butterflies are my favorite butterflies. They are part of the brushfoot butterflies from the Neo Tropics. I first saw one flying in Costa Rica and was mesmerized by the dazzling irridescent blue. The Latin word for the Order of...
