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.
Misty Tundra – Polar Bear, 5″ x 7″, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham This painting was just recently finished. I wanted the piece to be very high key with fairly soft tones and color ..overall, a feeling of coolness, yet with a warmth to the bear.. I am pleased with […] Read more »
Wildflower Meadow – Whitetail Fawn, 5″ x 7″, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham This is a recently finished painting. It has very soft lighting, and because of this, subtle tones that were very fun to work with. I especially liked the overall richness of the piece. It was finished off […] Read more »
cougar work in progress, 5″ x 7″, sepia watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham I’ve had quite a few deadlines creeping up on me lately.. some survived, others didn’t. I like to have extra space to set a piece aside and study it, see what tweaks it may need.. but I […] Read more »
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 »
Black Leopard – Work in Progress, ~5″×7″, sepia watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham I was recently asked to create a painting of a black leopard after displaying a cougar piece in an exhibition. So, after some delay with other deadlines that always seem to get in the way, I now […] Read more »
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 »
Rabbit in the Moss, Sepia watercolor on board, 5in x 7in, ©Rebecca Latham I’m frequently visited by several little rabbits, most often in the mornings. It lights up my day a bit to see a little furry visitors as I grab a cup of coffee and peek out the window […] Read more »
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 »
Looking Back – Barn Owl, 4.75in x 3.25in, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham This is the final scan of the Barn Owl piece I was working on recently. I enjoy painting this species of owl.. their layers of white feathers always an effort, but so beautiful. I was pleased with how the […] Read more »
Peaches & Creme – Iris, 4.75in x 4.625in, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham This is the final scan for the recent Iris painting I’ve been working on. It was a bit of a challenge getting the opalescent glow of sunlight through the petals, but I’m pleased with the result. Painting […] Read more »