Chasing Deadlines – Cougar Sepia

cougar work in progress, 5" x 7", sepia watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham

cougar work in progress, 5″ x 7″, sepia watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham I’ve had quite a few deadlines creeping up on me lately.. some survived, others didn’t.  I like to have extra space to set a piece aside and study it, see what tweaks it may need.. but I […] Read more »

Rabbit Visitors

 Rabbit in the Moss, Sepia watercolor on board, 5in x 7in, ©Rebecca Latham I’m frequently visited by several little rabbits, most often in the mornings.  It lights up my day a bit to see a little furry visitors as I grab a cup of coffee and peek out the window […] Read more »

Raven on Deadfall (Sepia) 12×24

Some of my readers may have seen this piece a little earlier, but for those that haven’t.. this is a work in progress of a raven on deadfall, sepia stage.  It’s a bit larger than I’ve been painting recently – should finish as a 12″ x 24″. I saw the […] Read more »

12×16 white wolf (Sepia)

This is a detail photograph of a new white wolf I am working on – shown in the sepia stage of the painting.  I am really looking forward to working in the porous and pitted rock texture as well as moving into the color phase of bringing up the backlighting […] Read more »

Brown Pelican Watercolor

    I have never painted a brown pelican before – this is my first.  I have completed several small white pelican pieces, however – but the brown seemed to be much more ‘exotic’ in it’s coloring.  It was a real treat to paint it. Being in the near-center of […] Read more »

Timberwolf Painting – The Starting Point

    This is the beginnings of a wolf piece – the sepia stage (My favorite part….where the essence of the piece is painted in crisp watercolor).  The painting is one of my larger miniatures at 24″ x 36″ – so adding all of the texture to the animal, covering […] Read more »

The First Marks

This is the beginnings of the black leopard miniature painting with the initial rendering of the fur.  (The sketch post can be seen here.)  There is much more to do on the piece of course, but the feel of the fur texture is in place.  I am eager to begin […] Read more »

Moose In Detail

I have been wanting to post this in the blog for a little bit, but haven’t gotten around to it until now.  I have been working primarily on the head and shoulders of the moose bull since my last posting – adding more fur texture and detail.  For my next […] Read more »