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 | Oct 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
Painting a Lumpy Bumpy Gourd It is the time of year when all the gourds come out in the supermarkets. The crazy shapes and color combinations are a great challenge for the botanical artist. In celebration of Halloween I painted a pumpkin that had lots of...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
I made it! 30 Leaves in 30 Days!!!!! As you know I have been exploring my new habitat here in Florida. I was on one of my leaf collecting hikes and came across a grove of Oak trees like none I had ever seen. They were tall and skinny and had the biggest leaves...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
Leaves turn into Flowers I was at Kanapaha Botanical Garden and found this little branch. It is a bamboo flower. Bamboo is actually and evergreen plant, and a member of the family Poaceae and is a true grass. I didn't know that bamboo flowered so this was a...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Trifecta- Multitasking One of the great things about doing this 30 day leaf challenge is that I have to stay on my toes and get the job done. As I have stated in previous posts, I am not the most organized person, but I am dedicated. I went on a walk with the Native...
