Draw the Beauty of Nature with Mindy Lighthipe: July 2020

Friday, July 31, 2020

Botanical Painting, Nature, Illustrative Art, Watercolor “REGAL WALNUT MOTH” The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

The Regal Walnut Moth has the most stunning caterpillar called the Hickory Horned Devil. The caterpillar can be as long as 8 inches and comes in different colors: a brown version and a green version. It pupates underground by burrowing into the dirt. The host plant is the Black Walnut Tree. I was able to raise these moths when I lived in New Jersey. They were super COOL! This listing is for an original watercolor. It is on Fabriano 300 lb watercolor paper.

24"x20" Watercolor on Paper/Available

$2000.00

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Wildlife Art, Animal, Illustrative Art, Watercolor “Celtic Beetles” The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

I was playing around with different motifs and decided this Celtic Knot needed 3 beetles! It was really fun to do and if I were into tattoos...... I might have this one....but I am not..... so I will stick to paper. This listing is for an original watercolor. It is on Fabriano 140lb watercolor paper.

7"x7" Watercolor on Paper/Available

$250.00

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Monday, July 27, 2020

Nature Painting, Animal, Illustrative Art, Watercolor “METALLIC WOOD BORING BEETLE” The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

This is a Woodboring Beetle. I am fascinated with iridescence and decided to to the underside of the beetle. The underside was much more interesting with lots of nooks and crannies of dazzling color. I also decided to do him super big....because he deserved it! This listing is for an original watercolor. It is on Fabriano 300lb watercolor paper.

18"x14" Watercolor on Paper/Available

$750.00

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Friday, July 24, 2020

Botanical Fine Art Painting, Wildlife, Nature, Insect ”BIRIBA FRUIT WITH HAIRSTREAK BUTTERFLY" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

This is the fruit of Biriba Tree. It is a tropical fruit that I discovered while leading an artist tour to Costa Rica. Read about my 2018 Costa Rica tour and how to join in at the bottom of this post.

14"x10" Watercolor on Paper/Available

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Contemporary Colorful Animal Art "Frog Prince" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

This Frog Prince is soooooo much fun! It is from my whimsical animal collection.

6"x6"" Watercolor on Paper

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Monday, July 20, 2020

Contemporary Colorful Animal Art "Pink Giraffe" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

This Little Pink Giraffe is soooooo much fun! It is from my whimsical animal collection.

6"x6"" Watercolor on Paper

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Friday, July 17, 2020

Contemporary Colorful Animal Art "Funky Bird" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

This Funky Bird is soooooo much fun! It is from my whimsical animal collection.

6"x6"" Watercolor on Paper

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Contemporary Colorful Animal Art "Frida the Flamingo" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

Frida the Flamingo is soooooo much fun! It is from my whimsical animal collection. These are Fine Art Reproductions on canvas that work well on their own or in groups. Collect them all or they make great gifts for people of all ages! They come in 2 sizes; 6 x 6 and 10 x 10. If you are looking for them as gifts for December 25, 2016 please make sure you order by December 9, 2016. Free shipping in the continental USA.

6"x6"" Watercolor on Paper

This painting is sold, however, Fine Art Reproductions in two sizes are Available HERE

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Monday, July 13, 2020

Contemporary Colorful Animal Art "FUNKY BUG!" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

This Funky Bug is soooooo much fun! It is from my whimsical animal collection.

6"x6"" Watercolor on Paper

This painting is sold, however, Fine Art Reproductions in two sizes are Available HERE

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Friday, July 10, 2020

Botanical Fine Art Painting, Nature "DENDROBIUM AGGREGATUM" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

14"x11" Watercolor on Paper/Available

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Monday, July 6, 2020

Botanical Fine Art Painting, Butterfly,Nature "POLYDAMAS BUTTERFLY & ARISTOLOCHIA GIGANTEA" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

Art by Mindy Lighthipe,Swallowtail butterflies are in the United States as well as in Central America. The Polydamus Butterfly is in the Swallowtail family and is found in Florida as well as in Central America. It feeds on the very peculiar plant family of pipevines. The plant depicted here has a flower the size of a baseball glove, thus the latin name- gigantea. The flowers act as a trap for unsuspecting small insects which fly into the "mouth" of the flower, travel down the throat of the flower and then are trapped at the bottom of the chamber. Here they are dissolved into the plants membrane. Once the flower is dead, a huge seed pod is formed which splits open spraying the seeds to the ground. Once the seeds germinate more shoots will climb in a profusion of intermingling vines. The female Polydamus lays her eggs on this plant and the caterpillars eat the leaves as well as the flowers. The caterpillar pupates and uses a thin filament or support to attach itself to a stem. The chrysalis looks like a twig or a rock climber attaching himself to the side of a cliff!

24"x20" Watercolor on Paper/Available

$2000 Click HERE to purchase.

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Friday, July 3, 2020

Botanical Fine Art Painting, Nature "DENDROBIUM AGGREGATUM" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

14"x11" Watercolor on Paper/Available

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