American Bald Eagle Watercolor – Work-in-progress

This is a snapshot of my most recent work in progress.  The painting is a portrait of an American Bald Eagle, 8×10 (traditional miniature).  She is an education bird that has been at several locations here in the Twin Cities, her name is Tempest. :) Read more »

Bald Eagle Miniature

This piece (about 4" x 6") is a little different than some of my other work, and I thought that some of my visitors might like to see it.  As you can see, it has a splashy, looser backdrop with the tight detail of the face of the eagle.  (the […] Read more »

New Small Miniatures… “On Golden Pond”, “Shattered Silence”, & “The Overseer”

This is a new miniature painting of a pair of Trumpeter Swans ("On Golden Pond") in watercolors painted for the Seaside Art Gallery’s International Miniature Exhibition (their 17th annual) in Nags Head, North Carolina….one of 3 4×6 miniatures that I have in this year’s show. :D "The Overseer – Cougar" […] Read more »

Latham Studios Spring Show – Saint Croix Valley Carpenter Nature Center

This past weekend my family and I held our annual spring wildlife art show at the Saint Croix Carpenter Nature Center.  Our art shows are held in the spring and late fall at the nature center’s Trailside Lodge or Visitor Center (this show was in the Visitor’s Center).  This year […] Read more »

Bald Eagle Watching

I went for a short walk the other day and saw an adult American bald eagle soaring overhead. It was soaring fairly low, which surprised me a little. There are quite a few of them that appear to be nearby residents and frequent the local area throughout the year. Their […] Read more »

Finishing Up – Bald Eagle Painting

I am putting the final brushstrokes on my new American Bald Eagle painting (miniature).  It is 8×10.  I will be sending it out to Jackson Hole for my gallery’s miniature exhibition of miniature paintings (Galleries West Fine Art ).       Read more »

Eagle Sketch for New Artwork

Here is the sketch for my new American Bald Eagle painting.  The painting is going fairly quickly, so I should be finished with it in the next few days.   I am eager to get back to my large white tiger painting that is sitting in the back of my studio […] Read more »

New Artwork – Cats & Birds

I have just started two new pieces – one of them is a fairly large scaled painting.  They are both in their sketch phase at the moment, but I will likely start painting on them this evening. The first piece is of a white tiger — one of the beautiful tigers we […] Read more »