by Mindy Lighthipe | 52/52 Challenge, Time Management
51 0r 53 but not 52! Challenge Yourself! I started last year, 2012, off with a 52/52 painting challenge. I wanted to do 52 paintings in 52 weeks. Did I make it? I am not really sure if I did or not. I have uploaded the results of my work onto my Pinterest boards as...
by Mindy Lighthipe | 52/52 Challenge, Costa Rica, Insect Art, Uncategorized
52/52 Painting Challenge Week # 17 "Harlequin Beetle" Watercolor on Vellum; MLighthipe ©2012 It is almost 20 years ago that I decided to give up my profession as a handweaver and become a botanical artist and natural science illustrator. When I...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Conservation, Environmental Concerns, Uncategorized
52/52 Painting Challenge Week # 16 The Year of the Bat Large Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus) Mindy Lighthipe © 2012 This is the final painting that I did from my Bat Photo Day at the Lubee Bat Conservancy. I really enjoyed seeing all the different bats that...
by Mindy Lighthipe | 52/52 Challenge, Botanical Art, Orchids, Uncategorized
Painting #15- Paphiopedilum "Dark Beauty" Original Watercolor Mindy Lighthipe ©2012 I was hoping to get this posted some time ago because I was out of the studio on vacation last week. I finished the painting, got it scanned and then started to write...
by Mindy Lighthipe | 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...
