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.
Fox Painting – Detail View, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham Why do you paint like a maniac? I occasionally get questions like this. Why? Why do you paint like a maniac? Why put in so much detail? and so on. Sometimes this comes from other artists. Sometimes from the general […] Read more »
image by Abby Lanes via Compfight The best advice I’ve ever received was to, simply put, ‘follow your heart’. You may have heard me, or someone else, mention that phrase here or there. “Follow your heart”. It’s not uncommon. The more complex version, is that you have your own unique […] Read more »
This is a new painting in progress of a bull moose from my travels in Wyoming. We came across two bulls and a cow in one of our short hikes (and a smidge too close for my taste..). I did, however, come away with amazing reference materials and the […] Read more »
Some of my greatest inspiration for my work has come from my stays in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and subsequent visits to Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Tetons, and surrounding wilderness. My trips to the area always bring freshness to my work, whether it is encountering a bull moose only yards […] Read more »
I have to admit, I absolutely love mountains.. This was from our trip in the fall of 2010 to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for the Fall Arts Festival. Spending the early mornings encountering bison, moose, coyote, and so many more that we come across in the GTNP. Another one of my […] Read more »
Swamped a bit lately recovering from the trip and finishing up some deadlines..but finally a chance to make a post here… :D For the final leg of our Western adventure, we quickly toured Washington State. …going to several wildlife facilities and visiting friends. Lots of beautiful things to paint and […] Read more »
This is one of my latest paintings, “Rhapsody – Iris”. It is approx 6×6 watercolor on board painted in miniature. I love the irises growing in my garden and really enjoy being able to paint the splash of color in my work. My studio overlooks the gardens, so […] Read more »
I thought that I would post a little of my inspiration. :D I do quite a bit of digging around researching earlier miniature art through various different sources. The art of miniature painting has so many different facets to it and connected to so many cultures. Seeing so much that […] Read more »
Photoshoot over the Beartooth pass at dawn. :) Read more »
This was one of the views today approaching Yellowstone. :) I have been doing some sketching today as well. Read more »