Merry Christmas & Peek in the Studio – Dec 25, 2013

Hummingbird, watercolor and sterling silver on board, ©Rebecca Latham

Christmas Greetings! I hope all of you are able to enjoy the holiday season with friends and family.  My very best wishes to you! As promised a few days ago on social media, this is a new collection of originals being released. ..just finished.  (They aren’t even in their frames […] Read more »

Twin Fawns in Grass 11×14 (Sepia, Work in Progress)

A little bit larger than I often work… this piece is about 11in x 14in (sepia watercolor on board at this point, work in progress).  This is a rather involved painting with all of the detail in the animals themselves as well as an ocean of grass surrounding them.  ..so […] Read more »

Fawn Portrait

This is a recently painted little fawn portrait.  When working on the piece, I focused on rendering detail in the fur, yet retaining a softness throughout the piece.  I also wanted to portray her cautious look at the viewer as she carefully stepped through the grass.  Fawn Portrait, 7″x5″, watercolor on […] Read more »

American Plains Artists 2011 National Show

During one of our trips to an exhibition, we came across these beautiful horses…I immediately knew they would be a painting.  One of the delights in this piece was to be able to use such bold golden tones contrasted with the grass and distant cools in the vegetation behind them. […] Read more »

Water’s Edge & White-tail Newborn

Last week we had a new arrival show up in our yard… a new little white tail fawn was curled up in the grass.  Luckily he was spotted before we disturbed him.  He has the most beautiful soft blue eyes.. We quickly snapped a few photos and left him to […] Read more »

Whitetail Fawn

This is another work in progress… It is about 5×7, watercolor, featuring a little whitetail fawn.  This little one just made me smile. :D (both when I visited her and while painting her portrait) I hope to capture her softness and personality in the finished piece. I have another painting […] Read more »

Nature References

Some people find it interesting that I (or other artists in my family) will bring twigs, sticks, grass, rocks, leaves, logs, etc. into the studio to paint from life – so I thought that some of you may like to see the log that’s in my studio right now for […] Read more »