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.
Looking Back – Barn Owl, 4.75in x 3.25in, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham This is the final scan of the Barn Owl piece I was working on recently. I enjoy painting this species of owl.. their layers of white feathers always an effort, but so beautiful. I was pleased with how the […] Read more »
New small piece in progress… Barn Owl (sepia stage – work in progress), 4.75in x 3.25in, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham Read more »
A new small painting I’m working on shown in the sepia stage of painting… Goldfinch Social, 5in x 5.5in, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham Read more »
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 […] Read more »
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 […] Read more »
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 […] Read more »
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 I had originally made the painting 5×7 in, but decided later to give a little extra space around the bird and finish it as a 6×8 […] Read more »
The American Kestrel has to be one of my favorite raptors. Dressed in beautiful rusts, blue, cream and gold, it is always fun to paint. This painting places a male American Kestrel perched on the side of a large old growth tree. His eye is caught by the passing Emperor […] Read more »
Raven in progress, watercolor on board, 12in x 9in, ©Rebecca Latham I have always found ravens fascinating. However, until this piece I had never painted one. I am particularly drawn to the patterns of his silky black feathers, reflecting a soft blue sheen that will be in this piece. ….so […] Read more »
This is a little painting, only 4″x6″, of a duckling swimming. He and his sibling were following their mother across a small pond. I was really drawn to the beautiful water patterns and the energetic personality of the little bird. For the painting, I focused on rendering the softness of […] Read more »