Paintings of Wildlife & Nature by Rebecca Latham
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 raven during one of my visits out West in Montana. The arrangement of sun-bleached wood that he is perched on will be very interesting to paint & I believe contrasts well in texture with the raven’s feathers.
This is my painting that will debut at Masterworks in Miniature 2012: Wisdom – Barred Owl, 6in x 8in, watercolor on board.
If you hadn’t seen them, these are some of the earlier posts of this painting in progress and in the sepia stage.
The show opens March 9, 5 p.m. Watch for the show’s opening in the gallery and on the web – they will be posting a complete listing of the exhibit online at http://www.galleryone.com and of course full exhibit is available to view in person at Gallery One, Mentor, OH.
This is a new painting, sepia stage, of a cougar. The final painting should finish off as a 4in x 5in piece.
I loved the fluid line of the cougar’s shoulders in this one.
This is the finished painting of the raccoon that was posted in-progress earlier – 8in x 10in watercolor on board. …and below is a photo of how it appears in it’s hand-finished frame. I’m still not quite sure what to title it, but I’m pleased with how it turned out.
Several new paintings are on the easel now, and I have just about completed others that were in-progress as well as ones pre-reserved by collectors. More coming soon…
This is a little chipmunk painting in the sepia stage shown probably larger than life. The actual work is approx 3″x5″ (watercolor on board). I love these little visitors to the backyard birdfeeders. ..some of my favorite subjects to paint.
This is a piece that was done as a ‘quick draw’ and auctioned at a gallery in Hudson Wisconsin. The artists in the event paint a work from start to finish in a set amount of time – 1/2hr to several hours. This piece is a watercolor on board like my other paintings and finished out as a 9×12.
This is a small piece of a Barred Owl that was just completed for an exhibition that will open a little later this year. I had originally made the painting 5×7 in, but decided later to give a little extra space around the bird and finish it as a 6×8 instead. Much more pleased with the look of it that way.
I thought I should post an update on a raccoon piece I have in progress (sepia stage of this is shown here). It is almost done at this point.. just a few accents and fussing to polish it up a bit before it’s shipped off to the gallery. I am pleased with how well the fur came together on this one. Sometimes it’s a struggle when it doesn’t seem to want to cooperate.
I have a hand finished frame that was made especially for this painting – eager to see it all together in it’s final display. Will post photos of that shortly. It will finish as an 8×10 and, like my other work, is watercolor on board. I haven’t chosen a title for the piece yet.
Work in progress, 8in x 10in, sepia watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham
…a quick post showing the detail of a work in progress – a pair of wolf puppies enjoying a shady spot.. 11in x 14in, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham The painting is fairly far along already… I hope to have it completed soon.
I’ve been a little less prolific in my work (or active online) than I’d like to be recently because of a number of rather serious family emergencies. Thankfully things seem to be returning to normal now. Thanks to those that sent notes of concern..