I LOVE Sloths! For over 30 years I have traveled to Costa Rica. I always see sloths in the wild. This particular sloth is "Millie" the 2 fingered sloth. A park ranger rescued her when she was only a few weeks old. A huge mudslide toppled her and her mom from the trees. Unfortunately, Millie's mom perished in the storm. Luckily, this tiny baby sloth was taken to the Toucan Rescue Ranch. Millie was the first sloth to arrive at this all bird rehab center. Here she thrived, paving the way for more injured, orphaned and abandoned sloths to get the care they needed. Millie is now an Ambassador at Toucan Rescue Ranch. Everyone loves her! Working with the folks at Toucan Rescue Ranch is a privledge. I love helping them.
This original is a combination of colored pencil and PanPastels on Stonehenge Kraft paper. The art is unframed and includes free shipping within the continental USA). 25% of the sale of this painting goes directly to the Toucan Rescue Ranch. 300 animals are in much need of funding for medical expenses, food and rehab.
7"x7" Mixed Media on Paper
$525
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This American Bull frog is a solar etching which has been hand painted with watercolor after the printing process.
7"x5" Printmaking on Paper
$145
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This is a mixed media cross section of a daffodil. It is an original painting combining watercolor and pastel.
6"x6" Watercolor and Pastel on Paper
$50
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The Bobcat or Lynx rufus is native to the USA. This skull is part of the collection at the Florida Museum of Natural History. The challenge with this drawing was getting the mouth to stay open while I was drawing it. This is on 140 hot press watercolor paper with torn/deckled edges.
8"x8" Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Paper
$125
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The Phoebis philea butterfly is commonly known as the Orange Barred Sulphur. It is found mostly in the tropics but makes its way to Florida where it has 2 broods a year. The painting is done with an underpainting of lavender paint to get form and then the yellow and orange was placed on top of the underpainting. It was an experiment is painting in compliments...... yellow/purple.
7"x9 " Watercolor on Paper
$125
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This Comet Moth is a male. How do I know this???? The tails are unusually long. The female has a much shorter tail and a heavier, fuller body. Also the antenna on the males are feathery. This is so they can pick up pheromones released by the females. This is a spectacular moth and is enormous as well as colorful.
14"x11"Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Paper
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The next one is January 29th - February 7th 20201
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I LOVE Sloths! For over 30 years I have traveled to Costa Rica. I always see sloths in the wild. This particular sloth is "Millie" the 2 fingered sloth. A park ranger rescued her when she was only a few weeks old. A huge mudslide toppled her and her mom from the trees. Unfortunately, Millie's mom perished in the storm. Luckily, this tiny baby sloth was taken to the Toucan Rescue Ranch. Millie was the first sloth to arrive at this all bird rehab center. Here she thrived, paving the way for more injured, orphaned and abandoned sloths to get the care they needed. Millie is now an Ambassador at Toucan Rescue Ranch. Everyone loves her! Working with the folks at Toucan Rescue Ranch is a privledge. I love helping them.
This original is a combination of colored pencil and PanPastels on Stonehenge Kraft paper. The art is unframed and includes free shipping within the continental USA). 25% of the sale of this painting goes directly to the Toucan Rescue Ranch. 300 animals are in much need of funding for medical expenses, food and rehab.
7"x7" Mixed Media on Paper
$525
Click HERE to purchase.
View Mindy's Class Schedule HERE
http://mindylighthipefineart.com
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Mindy's BOOK by Quarto Books is available on Amazon HERE
This iguana painting is not a painting of just any iguana, but my rescued iguana, named Father Mulcahy! Father M came to live with me after he got too big for his aquarium. He was over 4 feet long and loved to be part of the family. I had a house full of rescue cats and he fit right in. He loved to chase the cats throughout the house and bask in the sun on top of the cat condo. He was a sweet and intelligent animal that responded to human touch and loved to watch television.... his favorite show was M*A*S*H! When he passed away I was heartbroken and painted his portrait to show how gentle and beautiful he was. The painting was included in Splash 15 by North Light Books. The original painting is available as well as canvas prints
11"x14" Watercolor on Paper/Available
$550.00
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Fine Art Reproductions in Multiple Sizes Are also Available HERE
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Smilisca phaeota is a fairly large tree frog of the NeoTropics. It is active at night during the wet season. You can often hear the males calling to the females during the mating season. The frog is sometime referred to as the Camouflage Frog as it has the ability to change from green to brown.
It can be found in shallow temporary pools of water. Females lay their eggs in puddles of water which accumulate, covering the top of the water with a film of up to 2,000 eggs. Tadpoles develop quickly in the temporary pools and puddles.
8"x10" Watercolor on Paper-Available
$250
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View Mindy's available Fine Art Reproductions HERE
View Mindy's Class Schedule HERE
Study with Mindy in COSTA RICA in 2020-More info HERE
http://MindyLighthipe.com
http://MindyLighthipeFineArt.com
Mindy's a new BOOK is now available on Amazon HERE
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The Bobcat or Lynx rufus is native to the USA. This skull is part of the collection at the Florida Museum of Natural History. The challenge with this drawing was getting the mouth to stay open while I was drawing it. This is on 140 hot press watercolor paper with torn/deckled edges.
8"x8" Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Paper
$125
Click HERE to purchase this painting.
View Mindy's ONLINE Class Schedule HERE
http://mindylighthipefineart.com
http://mindylighthipe.com
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Mindy's BOOK by Quarto Books is available on Amazon HERE
The Phoebis philea butterfly is commonly known as the Orange Barred Sulphur. It is found mostly in the tropics but makes its way to Florida where it has 2 broods a year. The painting is done with an underpainting of lavender paint to get form and then the yellow and orange was placed on top of the underpainting. It was an experiment is painting in compliments...... yellow/purple.
7"x9 " Watercolor on Paper
$125
Click HERE to purchase this painting.
View Mindy's ONLINE Class Schedule HERE
http://mindylighthipefineart.com
http://mindylighthipe.com
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Mindy's BOOK by Quarto Books is available on Amazon HERE
This iguana painting is not a painting of just any iguana, but my rescued iguana, named Father Mulcahy! Father M came to live with me after he got too big for his aquarium. He was over 4 feet long and loved to be part of the family. I had a house full of rescue cats and he fit right in. He loved to chase the cats throughout the house and bask in the sun on top of the cat condo. He was a sweet and intelligent animal that responded to human touch and loved to watch television.... his favorite show was M*A*S*H! When he passed away I was heartbroken and painted his portrait to show how gentle and beautiful he was. The painting was included in Splash 15 by North Light Books. The original painting is available as well as canvas prints
11"x14" Watercolor on Paper/Available
$550.00
Click HERE to purchase.
Fine Art Reproductions in Multiple Sizes Are also Available HERE
View Mindy's Class Schedule HERE
Study with Mindy in COSTA RICA in 2020-More info HERE
http://MindyLighthipe.com
http://MindyLighthipeFineArt.com
Mindy's a new BOOK is now available on Amazon HERE
Follow Mindy on facebook
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Smilisca phaeota is a fairly large tree frog of the NeoTropics. It is active at night during the wet season. You can often hear the males calling to the females during the mating season. The frog is sometime referred to as the Camouflage Frog as it has the ability to change from green to brown.
It can be found in shallow temporary pools of water. Females lay their eggs in puddles of water which accumulate, covering the top of the water with a film of up to 2,000 eggs. Tadpoles develop quickly in the temporary pools and puddles.
8"x10" Watercolor on Paper-Available
$250
Click HERE for purchase info.
View Mindy's available Fine Art Reproductions HERE
View Mindy's Class Schedule HERE
Study with Mindy in COSTA RICA in 2020-More info HERE
http://MindyLighthipe.com
http://MindyLighthipeFineArt.com
Mindy's a new BOOK is now available on Amazon HERE
Follow Mindy on facebook
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