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.
Snow Leopard, watercolor on ivorine, ©Rebecca Latham I went to a lecture recently themed around conservation. After the session, one young woman asked the speaker “but why do you bother saving this species?” If they are so threatened, if it will cost large sums of time, effort, and currency, why […] Read more »
Rhapsody, 6″x6″, watercolor on board with sterling silver, ©Rebecca Latham I am a part of a family of artists. My Mother and sister paint. Many of you may already know this. We have always shared a studio, or located our studios close to one another since I began painting, drawing, […] Read more »
Several good questions were presented over on Google+ last week. ..so I thought I would post the response here for everyone who might be interested in the reply.. “A question: Is it stressful while you are painting and you are relieved when it is finished ? Or do you relax […] Read more »
Many of my paintings featuring botanicals are inspired by my visits to the Minnesota Arboretum. It is a very large location with ever-changing gardens of flowerscapes that are simply stunning. I have mentioned the location before, in post descriptions of some of my floral subjects, but I felt that having […] Read more »
Fox Painting – Detail View, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham Why do you paint like a maniac? I occasionally get questions like this. Why? Why do you paint like a maniac? Why put in so much detail? and so on. Sometimes this comes from other artists. Sometimes from the general […] Read more »
Commissioned Black Leopard in progress, sepia watercolor on board, ~5″x7″, ©Rebecca Latham Commissioned Black Leopard, watercolor on board, ~5″x7″, ©Rebecca Latham I just put the finishing touches on this little commission of a black leopard. These leopards always fascinate me by their mysterious look. Their stunning rich coats so […] Read more »