by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Colored Pencils versus Watercolor Pencils Anybody who has met me in person knows I LOVE PURPLE! Even people who only know me from the internet know I LOVE PURPLE. I love flowering kale because of the purple, but also because of the soft green that comes with...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Gingko Leaves – 2009 versus 2011 Every once in a while I like to paint something that I have already painted. I don't look at the older painting until I have finished the current one. I keep a record of my paintings so even if I have sold the painting...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 14, 2011 | Botanical Art, Colored Pencil, Gouache, Leaf Challenge, Paintings, PanPastels, Uncategorized
Mulberry Tree Leaves This is leaf #14 & Leaf 15 of my 30 Day Botanical Leaf Challenge. I believe these are Mulberry Tree leaves. I found the leaves in my backyard. They are such a cool leaves. The mottled circles were there, painted by Mother Nature herself....
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 3, 2011 | Botanical Art, Leaf Challenge, Light on Form, Paintings, Uncategorized
Today is day #3 in my botanical leaf challenge. I decided to paint a leaf from my datura plant. It is one of the plants I purchased when I got here. I couldn't resist it because it has a purple double flower. It was so beautiful and I found out that I...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 19, 2011 | Art Exhibits, Botanical Art, Exhibitions, Paintings, Uncategorized
My first botanical art and natural science illustration solo exhibition was at Cyanamid Corporation in Princeton NJ in 1999. I was so excited at doing my first solo show that I jumped in head first. The company had a huge hallway and I was given this...
