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.
Peaches & Creme – Iris, 4.75in x 4.625in, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham This is the final scan for the recent Iris painting I’ve been working on. It was a bit of a challenge getting the opalescent glow of sunlight through the petals, but I’m pleased with the result. Painting […] 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 »
Sunday Sketches… This is a scan from my 8.5×11 sketchbook. The page was a field sketch from an one of our outings in a natural preserve in Minnesota. It was a bit boggy on this trip. …was pleased to find some carnivorous plants. Read more »
This is a new painting of blue irises in the beginning stage. Because of the delicacy of the hues and subtle areas of the petals, this was not started with sepia as I normally do. Instead, the under painting is worked in with ultramarine and a mixed soft green. I […] Read more »
I was recently on a little trip through Southern Minnesota and Iowa. Often when I’m off traveling I take along my sketchbook (or occasionally my usual painting supplies and a work-in-progress if deadlines demand that I keep working..) and work along the way, at our stops…or in the vehicle or plane. This […] Read more »
One of my new paintings, “Translucence”, was chosen to show in “Watercolor 2010”, an exhibition at the Springfield Art Museum in Missouri. I was just notified that the painting was selected for a purchase award. I’m delighted to be a part of their show and honored to be an award recipient. Many […] Read more »
This is the third floral painting I’ve completed recently. I think I should start a few more… This is another painting that was inspired from the Minnesota Arboretum. I loved touring the grounds there. In the evening during our last visit (last spring), there was a group of plein aire […] Read more »
This is another one of my floral pieces that were just completed – a waterlily from sunken aquatic garden at the conservatory in Saint Paul that I visit occasionally. This was a very fun piece to paint. The cupped shaped petals, glowing pink in the depths of the blossom from […] Read more »
This is one of a collection of flower paintings that were just completed. This piece was inspired from a visit to the Minnesota Arboretum while their iris gardens were in full bloom last spring. They were just beautiful (not to mention their poppies! …but that will have to be another […] Read more »
[book id=’3′ /] The Latham Studios Catalog, published earlier this year, is now available to view online. The images in it are available as giclee prints (larger ones on canvas, smaller ones on board). …and of course they are also available for licensing. Read more »