by Mindy Lighthipe | Nov 1, 2011 | Bird Art, Uncategorized
Sandhill Cranes and a few Whooping Cranes too!! It is about this time of year that the Sandhill Cranes descend upon Gainesville Florida to spend the winter. Usually 1,000 to 2,000 of these large birds winter over each year. Typically, they spend the day foraging for...
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 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 9, 2011 | Uncategorized
Leaf #9- Using Pan Pastels I am about to teach a class called" PanPastels: Everything but the Kitchen Sink" and to prepare for it I have been experimenting with them. As I have stated in various other blog posts about PanPastels…. I love them. They are...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Dec 20, 2010 | Animal Portraits, Animal Rescue, PanPastels, Uncategorized
I recently had the wonderful experience of taking my cat, King Arthur to Florida on an airplane. I had business in Gainesville at the Florida Museum of Natural History and I had to be away for 10 days. I do cat rescue for Lifeline Animal Rescue in NJ and Arthur is one...
