New Collection Just Finished

I have been even busier than usual working away in the studio and am very pleased to have these new paintings available.  I do have several others coming along that I hope to have available to post soon as well.  I hope you enjoy! As always, if you would like […] Read more »

Brown Pelican Watercolor

    I have never painted a brown pelican before – this is my first.  I have completed several small white pelican pieces, however – but the brown seemed to be much more ‘exotic’ in it’s coloring.  It was a real treat to paint it. Being in the near-center of […] Read more »

Oops.

Sorry everyone, this isn’t an ‘art post’. :? Many technical difficulties over several days :( …  Lathamstudios.com went down (including this blog) complete with my/our email accounts.  If you sent an email recently and haven’t received an answer to it, it may still be floating around in cyberspace :? – […] Read more »

Painting Butterflies

I just started a miniature painting of a mourning cloak butterfly, nymphalis antiopa, last night. I have had an interest in painting a variety of butterfly pieces for quite a while. I believe I made some similar comments on the website a number of years ago. Many ideas and very […] Read more »

Commissions

I get quite a few questions at exhibitions and via email about various aspects of being a professional artist.  One of which is the subject of commissioned work.  As you may already know, I am working on quite a number of commissions at the moment.   All of them on display […] Read more »