Nature,Wildlife , Illustrative Fine Art Painting, "CYCLOMMATUS ELAPHUS" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

 

Cyclommatus elaphus is the Latin name for this male stag beetle. The very large impressive mandibles look like they could some serious damage. They actually are fairly harmless unless you happen to be another male stag beetle looking to hone in on its territory!

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10"x7"  Watercolor on Paper/Available

$250

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Nature,Wildlife, Illustrative Fine Art Painting, "ROUND TORTOISE BEETLE" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

 

This unique colorful beetle is done on coquille board. The surface of the paper has raised bumps and it easily creates a stippled appearance. It was fun to work on the paper and create the variations of iridescent colors as it shimmers across the page. 

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8"x8"  Colored Pencil on Paper/Available

$200

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Nature,Wildlife, Illustrative Fine Art Painting, "FIERY SEARCHER BEETLE" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

 

There is nothing that captures my eye than a scampering iridescent beetle across the forest floor. This is one of the largest ground beetles in the USA that is iridescent...It is called the Fiery Searcher AKA....Caterpillar Hunter! As it's name implies it feasts on caterpillars. This painting combines, colored pencil and watercolor pencils. It is part of my online class- Experimenting with Colored Pencils. 
 
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11"x8" Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Paper/Available

$300

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Butterfly, Wildlife, Fine Art Painting, Nature Art, "ART NOUVEAU- BLUE MORPHO" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

 

FRESH OFF THE EASEL The Blue Morpho Butterfly is on of my favorite butterflies to paint. I love how the colors and pattern come out with the Art Nouveau background. This listing is for an original colored pencil "mini". It comes framed in a white wash wood frame, ready to hang. Free shipping in the Continental USA. If outside of the Continental USA please contact me for shipping details.

6"x 6" Colored Pencil on Frosted Mylar

$125

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Wildlife, Fine Art Painting, Nature Art, "ART NOUVEAU- BLUE CRAB" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

 

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The Blue Crab has a great color variation and I thought it would be prefect with the addition of the ornamentation of Art Nouveau! This listing is for an original colored pencil "mini". It comes framed in a white wash wood frame, ready to hang. Free shipping in the Continental USA. If outside of the Continental USA please contact me for shipping details.

6"x 6" Colored Pencil on Frosted Mylar

$125

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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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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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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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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

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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

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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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Nature,Wildlife , Illustrative Art, Printmaking, "RED EYED TREE FROG" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

 

This is one of my latest Solar Intaglio Prints of my FAVORITE FROG! The drawing was etched onto a polymer plate by exposure to the sun. The plate was inked by me in the traditional method of intaglio printmaking and hand pulled on an etching press. After the print was pulled I hand tinted it with watercolors. This is a one of a kind mono print. The price includes free shipping in the continental USA and comes unframed

4"x4" Printmaking on Paper/Available

$150

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Nature,Wildlife , Illustrative Fine Art Painting, "RED EYED TREE FROG WALKING" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

 

9"x7" Colored Pencil on Paper/Available

$200

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Wildlife Art, Animal ,Illustrative Art, Colored Pencil “Llama” The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

 

12"x9" Colored Pencil on Paper/Available

$300.00

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Mixed Media Illustrative Painting, Wildlife, "Bobcat Skull" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

 

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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Mixed Media Illustrative Painting, Wildlife, "REINDEER SKELETON" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

 

Every semester I take my students to the Florida Museum of Natural History. They have an amazing collection of skulls in the Mammalogy department. For this drawing I drew this Reindeer skull. The specimen was from a reindeer that was kept in the Miami Zoo. I was able to find what their hoof prints looked like and was able to reconstruct the head from the skull. The paper is 300 lb watercolor paper that is hand torn for a deckled edge.



24"x20 "Mixed Media on Paper

$750

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Illustrative Painting, Auditory Meatus "FOX SKULL" The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

This drawing is the underside of a Fox skull. At first glance it appears to look like an alligator. It actually is the top part of the skull, flipped over and what you are seeing is the auditory meatus which is the bone structure for the ear.

9"x6"Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Paper

$125

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Nature Fine Art Painting, Original Watercolor Painting, Wildlife,”Vintage Stag Beetle” The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

This Stag Beetle made a great subject for this experiment of aging the watercolor paper. The paper was hand torn/deckled and then the beetle was done on top. This is a male beetle. You can tell by the size of the large Mandibles. The male uses the large mandibles to "duel" with other males. The mandibles act as a sword and will fling their opponent off of a log and declare to be the winner!


14"x11"Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Paper

$250

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Botanical Painting, Illustrative Botanical, Nature Fine Art Painting, Original Watercolor Painting, Wildlife,"TORCH& MALACHITE” The Art of Nature, Fine Art by Mindy Lighthipe

Torch Ginger and Malachite Butterfly This huge waxy flower stands 3-4 feet off the ground which is why the common name is the The Torch Ginger. The Scientific name is : Etlingera elatior and it belongs to the Family: Zingiberaceae (ginger) The Butterfly is commonly known as the Malachite and the scientific name is Siproeta stelenes. It is a neotropical brush-footed butterfly. Brush-footed butterflies only have 4 visible legs. 

There are 2 smaller, almost microscopic legs located under the head located at the top of the thorax. It is named for the mineral malachite, which is similar in color to the bright green on the butterfly's wings. This listing is for an original art work.

14"x11" Colored Pencil on Paper

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