Observing Birds – Great Blue Heron

Afternoon Wading - Great Blue Heron, 5" x 7", watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham

Afternoon Wading – Great Blue Heron, 5″ x 7″, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham I love stopping by busy ponds where Great Blue Heron, Egret, and various other shore birds and waterfowl are looking for snacks.. I could (and have :) ) made a seat along the water’s edge for […] Read more »

Trumpeter Elegance

Trumpeter Elegance - Trumpeter Swan, 5x7,watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham

Trumpeter Elegance – Trumpeter Swan, 5×7,watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham This is a small recent piece that as completed.. a Trumpeter Swan on a pond.  I was attracted to the long fluid shapes in the trails of water behind the elegant bird.  Watching the swan glide through the pond, interacting with it’s […] Read more »

Mallards – Work in Progress

Mallards in Progress, ~ 9" x 22", watercolor wash on board, ©Rebecca Latham

Mallards in Progress, ~ 9″ x 22″, watercolor wash on board, ©Rebecca Latham This is a new work in progress that I have on the easel, shown here after the watercolor underpainting has been washed in.  I wanted to work in an unusual size for a while and had been […] Read more »