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.
It’s been getting a little chilly here in Minnesota.. Remmie the studio cat agrees. His new favorite place to snuggle is in the drawer next to the warm laptop. The cat may have been lounging around lately, but things have been busy in the studio for those not of the […] Read more »
Rhapsody, 6″x6″, watercolor on board with sterling silver, ©Rebecca Latham I am a part of a family of artists. My Mother and sister paint. Many of you may already know this. We have always shared a studio, or located our studios close to one another since I began painting, drawing, […] Read more »
I was chatting with a friend the other day and my studio came up in conversation.. which brought to mind the fact that I had never posted any photos of it. So, this is where I work every day complete with my little furry feline friend (that likes to eat […] Read more »
This is a new small miniature painting that just left the studio. It is a part of Gallery West Fine Art’s holiday show “Little Jewels” in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The painting is hand held sized and is titled, “Diligence – Cougar”. Read more »
This is a recent painting of a leopard on Ivorine. This miniature is very small (shown much larger than actual size). The original painting is sold. I was able to get up close to this cat to study him. He is a part of a sanctuary for big cats that […] Read more »
This is the completed painting of the black leopard, titled "Intimidation – Black Leopard" (5" x 7"). My object for this painting was to capture the intense gaze and the action expressed in in the cat’s position – a feeling that he may lunge at any moment. As mentioned […] Read more »
This is the beginnings of the black leopard miniature painting with the initial rendering of the fur. (The sketch post can be seen here.) There is much more to do on the piece of course, but the feel of the fur texture is in place. I am eager to begin […] Read more »
This is the beginnings of a drawing for another miniature watercolor piece I have in the works. I was requested to paint a more aggressive pose of a black leopard as a smaller miniature, so this is a 5×7 of a leopard ready for an attack. The subject of the […] Read more »
This is a sketch for a painting of a leopard. I hope to have a painting of it completed relatively soon for an upcoming exhibition. Read more »
This is the progress on my cougar painting. The cat itself is about done, but the background has not been developed. I will have to find the habitat to put in the background and beneath the cat during one of my hikes around the area. :) Read more »