by Mindy Lighthipe | Mar 7, 2014 | Botanical Art
With the age of digital reproduction, why should you buy original art? Print on demand companies have popped up all over the internet and many with surprisingly high quality prints at affordable prices. Sometimes it is difficult to tell the reproduction from the...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jan 30, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Botanical Art, Orchids, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips
Painting #5- 52/52 Painting Challenge This Catteleya orchid was a super challenge to paint. The brilliant magenta glowed against the pale and subtle hues of the white petals and sepals. I had to use lots of delicate colors to portray the white and not have it fade...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jan 20, 2012 | 52/52 Challenge, Botanical Art, Gouache, Graphite, Orchids
Painting #3/Week #3 52/52 Painting Challenge 2012 I was visiting a friend in Naples Florida and she had a wonderful collection of orchids. They seemed to be just dripping off the trees and off the side of her house. I was in the midst of such a beautiful range of...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jan 3, 2012 | Botanical Art, Leaf Challenge
The holiday season was a crazy busy time for all of us. I hope that all of you had a wonderful season filled with friends and family. We are now in the New Year and I find that so many people are making resolutions. I prefer this year not to make any...
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...
