by Mindy Lighthipe | Jul 1, 2016 | Butterfly Art, Insect Art, Paintings
I love Peonies! Years ago I planted about a dozen or so of them in the fall in my garden. When spring came the following year I couldn’t wait for the flowers to bloom. To my dismay I saw all the beautiful flower buds covered in ants. Drat! I thought they were...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Nov 7, 2015 | ASBA-American Society of Botanical Artists, Botanical Art, Butterfly Art, Costa Rica, Insect Art, Uncategorized
This year My Biriba Fruit with Hairstreak Butterfly; Annona mucosa, Atlides polybe painting was accepted into the ASBA- NY Horticultural Society 18th Annual International Botanical Art Exhibit. The exhibit will be up until December 30, 2015. Here is the story behind...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jul 23, 2015 | Botanical Art, Drawing Tips, Graphite, How-To, Scientific Illustration
I was recently asked in my Drawing the Beauty of Plants class….”How much detail should I include in my drawings of botanical subjects…. especially leaves?” There are so many different ways to handle this question and I always start by...
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 | Dec 17, 2013 | ASBA-American Society of Botanical Artists, Botanical Art, Insect Art, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips, Workshops
Botanical Art is rich in tradition, especially when it comes to technique and composition. I promised to share with you the class I took last month with Anna Mason at the Selby Gardens in Sarasota, Fl. She has a very wonderful style of painting that is not a...
