Paintings of Wildlife & Nature by Rebecca Latham
Paintings by international wildlife artist Rebecca Latham. Featuring North American animals, birds, & nature in watercolor painted in miniature.
Afternoon Swim – Mallard Duckling, 5″x7″, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham With the weather shifting to spring, I was in the mood to paint some little ones I’ve visited with in previous years. I always love seeing little ducklings in ponds near where I live..tagging along after their mother. It’s fascinating to […] Read more »
I love florals and gardening. Our recent warmer weather here in Minnesota is making it feel like spring is on the way. …and also reminded me that I haven’t painted flowers for a little while. This iris in progress from a specimen that grows in our gardens. If all […] Read more »
My family and I were invited to Joe Hautman’s home state celebration recently in Owatonna, MN for the 2008 Federal Duck Stamp – working with some of the organization committee with the art events and children’s area. Joe is working on a project with the University of Saint Thomas to […] Read more »
A little stop to visit with some critters :D My favorite part of getting out to shows and events is being able to stop and study wildlife or habitats from the area and gather a lot of fresh reference for painting. This is a photo of my dad being mugged […] Read more »
Today was spent focusing on the landscape and environment that will be featured... Read more »
Doing a little sketching today. :) I have some ideas for some new paintings and ..... Read more »
I am so inspired! :D The weather is changing – it seems there has been a nearly constant thunderstorm or spring drizzle outside of my studio window. It has also often accompanied by a chorus of songbirds enjoying it as well. Fresh. Clean. Spring :D I recently started on (another) painting […] Read more »
I recently finished a commission of a number of ducks (waterfowl). I really enjoyed painting these birds and the habitats. The models for these paintings were simply beautiful, though the weather decided not to co-operate during our studies (in the rain). Each bird seemed to have it’s own personality, so a part of […] Read more »
Here in Minnesota, "spring" takes a little bit to get here. :) The bitter cold is gone, but (unfortunately) we tend to have mounds of snow this time of year. Sooo… I thought a nice spring wildflower picture might help those of us who are buried under a foot of […] Read more »
It has been quite a while since my last post. My apologies to all of my regular visitors — I have been a little under the weather. I over did it during our fall/winter show while trying to get everything done. I will try to add ‘catch-up’ posts soon. As for […] Read more »