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.
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 »
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 »
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 »
River Passage – Bull Elk, 9″ x 12″, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham There is nothing like watching a majestic bull crossing a river at sunset in front of you.. this was painted from my experiences in Wyoming where I was lucky enough to spend the day being in the […] Read more »
Strength – American Bald Eagle, ~6″x6″, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham This is a small painting that was made as a part of the body of work for exhibition at Whistle Pik Galleries opening soon. I liked the expression of the bird.. one of the things that attracted me to […] Read more »
Family Outing – Trumpeter Swans, approx 3in x 5in, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham This was a small painting created for an exhibition. I enjoyed seeing the interaction between the pair of swans and their cygnet. It seemed very cozy and calming watching them glide across the pond with a […] Read more »
Silence – Barred Owl, 8in x 10in, watercolor on board, ©Rebecca Latham This is a recent painting of a barred owl I completed. It has a cooler background that I thought contrasted nicely with the warm golden browns of the feathers and yellow tones in it’s beak. I’ve included both […] 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 »