Peek in the Studio, American Miniatures & Animals in Art – Jan 22, 2014

Snack Patrol - Wolf Pup, Opaque and Transparent Watercolor with Sterling Silver and 24kt Gold on Board, 8in x 10in, ©Rebecca Latham

Two paintings for this week’s Peek in the Studio..  I had a few more, but with all the deadlines I didn’t quite get them finished enough to post.  ..so they are on standby for next week. ;) These two pieces are for American Miniatures at Settler’s West Gallery in Tucson, […] Read more »

Being Thankful

Detail of a Raccoon in Progress, 8" x 10", Sepia watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham

Detail of a Raccoon in Progress, 8″ x 10″, Sepia watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham For everyone in the US, or celebrating the holiday, happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. For others in various parts of the world, Christmas and other holidays and festivities filled with family and friends are […] Read more »

Questions of Stress, Relief, and Relaxation

Dish of sepia and brush

Several good questions were presented over on Google+ last week.  ..so I thought I would post the response here for everyone who might be interested in the reply.. “A question: Is it stressful while you are painting and you are relieved when it is finished ? Or do you relax […] Read more »

Interesting Places: The Minnesota Arboretum

Many of my paintings featuring botanicals are inspired by my visits to the Minnesota Arboretum.  It is a very large location with ever-changing gardens of flowerscapes that are simply stunning.  I have mentioned the location before, in post descriptions of some of my floral subjects, but I felt that having […] Read more »

The Best Advice I Have Ever Received

The best advice I’ve ever received was to, simply put, ‘follow your heart’

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 »

Rabbit Collection – Sepias

Untitled Rabbit work-in-progress, 5" x 7", sepia watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham

I was asked to paint a few rabbit pieces recently.. so, I thought I would post some progress of these little paintings featuring some of the backyard visitors.  All of these pieces are 5″x7″. I am looking forward to how the background will progress.. I am arranging the settings as […] Read more »

Spring Show at Whistle Pik Galleries

Contemplation - Great Horned Owl, ~6"x6", watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham

Contemplation – Great Horned Owl, ~6×6, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham I am pleased to post the upcoming Spring Show at Whistle Pik Galleries.  The beautiful exhibition advert is pictured on the left. (linked to a large image) April 5th – May 1st, 2013, the Fredericksburg, TX gallery will be hosting an invitational group exhibit. […] Read more »

Finishing touches on a Raccoon

I thought I should post an update on a raccoon piece I have in progress (sepia stage of this is shown here).  It is almost done at this point.. just a few accents and fussing to polish it up a bit before it’s shipped off to the gallery.  I am […] Read more »

Wolf Puppies in progress..

    …a quick post showing the detail of a work in progress – a pair of wolf puppies enjoying a shady spot.. 11in x 14in, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham  The painting is fairly far along already… I hope to have it completed soon. I’ve been a little less […] Read more »

Explorers – Bobcat Kittens Giclee Release

I am very pleased to post the release of my new edition, “Explorers – Bobcat Kittens“, a 10″x10” giclee reproduction of the original watercolor painting.  The limited edition of 200 is printed on canvas in the same size as the original work and is rendered in archival pigmented inks.  I […] Read more »