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Beartooth at Dawn

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Photoshoot over the Beartooth pass at dawn. :)

A View from Montana

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This was one of the views today approaching Yellowstone. :) I have been doing some sketching today as well.
This was one of the views today approaching Yellowstone. :)  I have been doing some sketching today as well.
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Cougar in the Mountains – Jackson Hole

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My family and I will be a part of the Jackson Fall Arts Festival – participating in our gallery’s events.  We will be painting in the showroom on Friday & Saturday (possibly on Thursday evening as well) for their "Fall Roundup" exhibition.  I will be painting this new cougar piece – this is the sketch for the painting.  The painting is a larger miniature – it will be around 16×22 when it is finished.

Visit Galleries West’s website, www.gallerieswestjacksonhole.com, for the gallery hours and contact information. Rebecca Latham | Wildlife Artist

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Miniature Art Society Exhibitons in Britain

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This is one of my new pieces that will be in the RMS (Royal Miniature Society of Painters, Sculptors, & Gravers) exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London this fall.  Please see the Society’s website for information about attending the exhibit – royal-miniature-society.org.uk  The RMS is the oldest and most respected miniature art society in the world.

I had a number of paintings shown in the Hilliard Society of Miniaturists exhibition in Wells, Somerset as well a little earlier this year.  Also, thanks to the HS (and the book publisher :) ) for the invitation of inclusion in the next edition of the British publication, "Who’s Who in Art" Rebecca Latham | Wildlife Artist


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Birds in Art

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My family and I went to the Birds in Art exhibit this past weekend in Wausau, Wisconsin - had a wonderful time. :)

My family and I went to the Birds in Art exhibit this past weekend in Wausau, Wisconsin – had a wonderful time. :)

My Mom’s painting "Fluff and Fold" was in the show.  (…very proud of her. :) )  During much of the exhibit, the artists are asked to stay near where their artwork is hung in the galleries, but I did escape a little bit to roam the exhibition. :)

Carl Brenders, as many of my blog visitors already know, is one of  the artists that I’ve had the opportunity to study with in the workshops I’ve taken in my training to be an artist.  Of all of the instructors I’ve had, he has influenced my style and approach to painting the most.  This weekend at the Birds in Art opening, Carl’s work was hanging just across from my Mom’s – so we chatted a bit with him during part of the events.  He went through his new book for us, page by page, discussing his pieces that are published in it in depth.

I have said this before, but I have had so much encouragement and support from many wonderful people.  I wouldn’t be the artist I am if they hadn’t taken the time.  I can’t put into words how much they have helped me. :D Rebecca Latham | Wildlife Artist

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Timberwolf Watercolor – Sketch

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This is a sketch for a timber wolf piece that I will have to complete soon.
This is a sketch for a timber wolf piece that I will have to complete soon. Rebecca Latham - Wildlife Artist

 

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Power Struggle – Painting by Candlelight

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I have been having technical difficulties this week – each electrical storm that has gone through our area has blown out the power (and it’s remained out for a long time).  So…  I have been doing some painting by candle light….at least until my eyes get tired.

(Thankfully, my laptop has a large battery and a dialup connection, so I’m not completely cut off from the outside world… :D )

Polar Bear Miniature Painting

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This is another painting that I am working on…still in progress…a Polar Bear. It’s a smaller miniature (…as you can see by the coin ;) ).

I was really intrigued by the light and ambient feeling when I saw the subject and tried to bring that out in the painting. Rebecca Latham | Wildlife Artist

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Fox Kit Commission

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This is the progress on the red fox kit commission painting that I am nearly finished with (there are a few more things that I am still fussing with, though...) :D.

This is the progress on the red fox kit commission painting that I am nearly finished with – I thought that I should show the progress.   (There are a few more things that I am still fussing with, though…not quite completed…) :D .  Rebecca Latham | Wildlife Artist

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Presidential Commission

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This is another commissioned piece that I am working on (still in the sketch phase at the moment). This is the sketch/drawing for the painting - which will be watercolor on Ivorine. When it is finished, the piece will be a part of a museum's collection of miniature portraits of the American Presidents. I was asked to paint George W. Bush, and my Mom, Karen, has been commissioned to paint President Bill Clinton.

This is another commissioned piece that I am working on (still in the sketch phase at the moment).  This is the sketch/drawing for the painting – which will be watercolor on Ivorine.  When it is finished, the piece will be a part of a museum’s collection of miniature portraits of the American Presidents.  I was asked to paint George W. Bush, and my Mom, Karen, has been commissioned to paint President Bill Clinton.

I haven’t painted many human portraits recently, so this is a nice break from my usual work. 

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