Form and Texture in Graphite I

Name: Form and Texture in Graphite I
Start: 2025-03-13T09:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-13T11:30:00+00:00
Location: Online

March 13, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am

Thursdays, March 13 and 20
9:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Delve deeply into the art of graphite drawing. Using simple botanical subjects, this two-day online class will give students confidence in accurately depicting various fruits and vegetables. Using a light source and three-dimensional armature and an emphasis on highlights, mid-tones, and shadow areas, artists will develop an understanding of concave and convex shapes.

This is a two-day online Zoom class held on Thursday, March 13, and Thursday, March 20. The classes are recorded and available for future viewing.

This course is a recommended pre-requisite to Form and Function In Graphite II. All levels are welcome. Class appropriate to teens 14+.

Materials:

The following list is recommended for artists working in graphite:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19hJ1raO4d2WFpYcPTxFcyuv3rI78Khp2/view?usp=sharing

Artist Biography:

Artist Mindy Lighthipe is passionate about getting out into the natural world and discovering beauty in every rock, stream, and forest. With this passion, she carefully studies her subjects in their environment.

Mindy uses a variety of techniques and media to create her bold imagery. She paints in watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and pan pastels. It is not uncommon for her to break traditional and classic rules by combining techniques to create her unique and breathtaking style.

Mindy graduated magna cum laude from Kean University with a BFA in studio arts and an MA in art education. She received her 210-hour certification in botanical illustration from the New York Botanical Gardens. After graduating, she went on to teach more than twenty different classes in their botanical art program and developed a 250-hour certificate in natural science illustration.

Mindy has been exhibiting her art since 1998 in juried and solo exhibitions. In 2009, she received a Silver Medal from the Royal Horticultural Society in London. In 2010, she had a solo exhibition at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Mindy currently teaches scientific illustration at the University of Florida. To learn more, visit www.mindylighthipe.com.