Seney National Wildlife Refuge in Michigan will be hosting the Federal Duck Stamp tour Jul 1-31 where my Canada Goose painting will be on display. Though I have never visited the refuge, it is described as an excellent birding spot. ….I hope you can drop in if you are in […] Read more »
Upcoming Show for the Holidays – Contemporary Miniatures
With the Holidays just around the corner, I want to extend an invitation to attend Whistle Pik Galleries 2008 Christmas Miniature Show Artist Reception Saturday, December 6th from 6 – 8 pm. My last post had a video of one of my paintings in the exhibit. This little teddy will also […] Read more »
Artists For Conservation (AFC)
At the end of 2007, my Mom, Karen, sister, Bonnie, and I returned to the Artists For Conservation, an association/society of artists that is dedicated to conservation of nature. The profile for my membership on the AFC foundation’s website has just gone "live", with my family’s soon to follow. :D […] Read more »
Oops.
Sorry everyone, this isn’t an ‘art post’. :? Many technical difficulties over several days :( … Lathamstudios.com went down (including this blog) complete with my/our email accounts. If you sent an email recently and haven’t received an answer to it, it may still be floating around in cyberspace :? – […] Read more »
Blooming Cactus Miniature Painting
This is a miniature painting of a blooming cactus 3-3/4" x 4-3/4" that I just completed titled "Cactus Jewel". It’s a pretty intricate and involved painting. It is painted on ivorine, a simulated ivory surface – Ivory is a traditional ground and popular for miniature artists to paint on since […] Read more »
Parklane Gallery’s 15th Annual Miniature Show
Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, Washington opens their "15th Annual Miniature Show" today – an international exhibit of miniatures. The show will run May 8th to June 3rd, 2007. The painting in this post, a Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, is one of five of my miniature paintings are on display at the […] Read more »
El Dorado Fine Art Gallery’s 26th Annual Miniature Show
I am very pleased to post that "Garden Irises" will be a part of this year’s "26th Annual Juried Miniatures Art Show" at the El Dorado Fine Art Gallery in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The show will run from April 29th to May 21st at the gallery and will feature many […] Read more »
Painting Butterflies
I just started a miniature painting of a mourning cloak butterfly, nymphalis antiopa, last night. I have had an interest in painting a variety of butterfly pieces for quite a while. I believe I made some similar comments on the website a number of years ago. Many ideas and very […] Read more »
New Year Studio Painting
I am working on a painting that has been sitting in my studio for a while – my rabbit painting. I haven’t posted an image of the image of the piece here in my blog, but I believe it is listed in my online studio’s "Work in progress" section. I […] Read more »
New Swan Painting & Work in Progress
I have been working on several existing pieces today. A number of them are almost finished. I am going to start a new painting tonight, another swan piece. Here’s some information about the Mute Swan on the BBC’s website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/3029.shtml The Mute Swan is native to Europe, but has also made it’s […] Read more »