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Sketch for Lupine Miniature

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This is the sketch of a blooming lupine that I made for a new miniature painting. I started this piece to work on during our show this past weekend at the Carpenter Nature Center. The flowers are from one of my trips to the Grand Teton National Park to study the wildlife and plants (and Tetons :D ). There were so many different wildflowers blooming during that trip, the landscape didn't seem real - it was so beautiful! :D

This is the sketch of a blooming lupine that I made for a new miniature painting.  I started this piece to work on during our show this past weekend at the Carpenter Nature Center. 

The flowers are from one of my trips to the Grand Teton National Park to study the wildlife and plants (and Tetons :D ).  There were so many different wildflowers blooming during that trip, the landscape didn’t seem real – it was so beautiful! :D Rebecca Latham | Nature Artist

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Sketches – Red Fox Kit Miniature Commission

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I've been commissioned to paint a small fox kit painting - a portrait. These are three sketches I made in preparation for the painting, though I might just paint all of the poses. The painting is for a very nice lady that just loves red foxes. :D

I've been commissioned to paint a small fox kit painting - a portrait. These are three sketches I made in preparation for the painting, though I might just paint all of the poses. The painting is for a very nice lady that just loves red foxes. :D

I've been commissioned to paint a small fox kit painting - a portrait. These are three sketches I made in preparation for the painting, though I might just paint all of the poses. The painting is for a very nice lady that just loves red foxes. :D

I’ve been commissioned to paint a small fox kit painting – a portrait.  These are three sketches I made in preparation for the painting, though I might just paint all of the poses.  The painting is for a very nice lady that just loves red foxes. :D

I had the wonderful opportunity to actually hold this little guy – so painting him is always special to me.  It was so much fun to be able to get that close to him – he was just adorable! :D (Actually, he started to get a little sleepy and doze a little because he was so comfortable. :D ) 

I’ve been really lucky to be able to get up close to animals and wildlife and study them like I have.  (Even bottle feeding a litter of hungry wolf puppies once….that was really a unique experience! :D )  It has made a world of difference in the inspiration that I draw from in my work.  (A huge thanks to all of you that have helped me have these opportunities!!!)

I don’t post myself on the blog too often, but I just enjoyed my time with this little fox so much, I couldn’t resist (sorry).  (Umm… my mouth is open because I’m talking. :? )

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Large Bull Elk Watercolor Painting

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This is a larger painting that I was working on a little earlier this week. It's a 20" x 30" watercolor of a bull elk, titled "Passage". This piece developed pretty rapidly. I painted a study for this larger painting as a miniature 4" x 6". The miniature study can be seen in this post.

This is a larger painting that I was working on a little earlier this week.  It’s a 20" x 30" watercolor of a bull elk, titled "Passage".  This piece developed pretty rapidly.  I painted a study for this larger painting as a miniature 4" x 6".  The miniature study can be seen in this post. Rebecca Latham | Wildlife Artist

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Trumpeter Swan Miniature Painting

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This is a new Trumpeter Swan miniature painting that was also recently completed (4

This is a new Trumpeter Swan miniature painting that was also recently completed (4″x6″). The sketch for the painting can be found in this post. Rebecca Latham | Wildlife Artist

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Wolf Miniature Painting

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I recently completed the resting wolf miniature painting that some of you may have seen earlier (in progress) on the blog – this is how the piece was finished. Rebecca Latham | Wildlife Artist

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Seaside Art Gallery – 16th International Miniature Art Show

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I just received notice that the three paintings that I sent to the

I just received notice that the three paintings that I sent to the "16th International Miniature Art Show" at the Seaside Art Gallery in Nags Head, North Carolina were juried into the exhibition. The Outer Banks gallery was founded in 1961 (the barrier islands of North Carolina). A reception for the show will be held at the gallery on May 26th from 7-9pm.

The gallery posts the entire show online (and will remain online for a full year) – the only miniature show of this type that does this, that I am aware of. (artwork featured in the show is still being added – the online exhibit will be complete by May 4th) The show usually exhibits over 600 works of art by artists from around the world. The miniature show will run May 4, 2007 – June 02, 2007. Visit the the event online by following this link. :D My Mom, Karen, and sister, Bonnie, also have paintings in the exhibition.

This painting is one of my new miniature pieces I made for the show that pre-sold before the exhibition opened – "A Little Unsteady – Whitetail Fawn". (My recent paintings "Ruby Throated Hummingbird" and "Marsh Evening – Snowy Egret" also found new homes during the pre-sale.) Rebecca Latham | Wildlife Artist

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4th Internationale d’art Miniature – Québec, Canada

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Some of my miniature paintings will be featured in the 4th "Internationale d'art Miniature" (International Miniature Art Exhibit) held in Québec, Canada at the Presbytère St-Nicolas in Saint-Nicolas and Galerie Louise-Carrier in Lévis. The show exhibits miniature paintings and sculptures by artists from around the world. The exhibition is on June 3rd to September 2nd, 2007. For more information, please visit their website - www.artmini.com

Some of my miniature paintings will be featured in the 4th "Internationale d’art Miniature" (International Miniature Art Exhibit) held in Québec, Canada at the Presbytère St-Nicolas in Saint-Nicolas and Galerie Louise-Carrier in  Lévis.  The show exhibits miniature paintings and sculptures by artists from around the world.  The exhibition is on June 3rd  to September 2nd, 2007.  For more information, please visit their website – www.artmini.com  Rebecca Latham | Wildlife Artist

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Ruby Throated Hummingbird & Columbine Miniature

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This is an image of the completed painting of the ruby throated hummingbird miniature painting that I just completed. The sketch can be found in this post.

This is an image of the ruby throated hummingbird miniature painting that I just completed.  The sketch can be found in this post. Rebecca Latham | Wildlife Artist

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Elk Miniature Watercolor Painting – Progress

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For the most part, this piece was painted yesterday with a few touch ups this morning. :D I have a few minor things to adjust on it, but this bull elk miniature is pretty much completed.

For the most part, this piece was painted yesterday with a few touch ups this morning. :D I have a few minor things to adjust on it, but this bull elk miniature is pretty much completed.  The first post about this piece is here with a basic wash underpainting.  Rebecca Latham | Wildlife Artist

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Snowy Egret Miniature Painting- Color Progress

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This is how my Snowy Egret painting is looking right now. The painting is very subtle and has a lot of very soft color tones in it - unfortunately the richness of the color in the habitat and some of the accents in the egret are not showing up well in this scan. When I did the research and study for this this painting, the egret had soft overcast lighting, so the look of the painting is a little different than most of the pieces that I paint. It is still in progress. Here's the sketch for this piece.

 

This is how my Snowy Egret painting is looking right now. The painting is very subtle and has a lot of very soft color tones in it – unfortunately the richness of the color in the habitat and some of the accents in the egret are not showing up well in this scan. When I did the research and study for this this painting, the egret had very soft lighting, so the look of the painting is a little different than most of the pieces that I paint. It is still in progress. Here’s the sketch for this piece. Rebecca Latham | Wildlife Artist

 

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