{"id":276,"date":"2006-05-05T20:58:32","date_gmt":"2006-05-06T02:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lathamstudios.com\/rebeccasblog\/blog\/2006\/05\/05\/wild-places-wild-animals-wild-experiences\/"},"modified":"2006-05-05T20:58:32","modified_gmt":"2006-05-06T02:58:32","slug":"wild-places-wild-animals-wild-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lathamstudios.com\/rebecca\/2006\/05\/wild-places-wild-animals-wild-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Places, Wild Animals, Wild Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cougar\" style=\"width: 512px; height: 316px\" height=\"316\" alt=\"Cougar\" hspace=\"5\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lathamstudios.com\/rebeccasblog\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/CougarPic.jpg?resize=512%2C316\" width=\"512\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">The natural wilderness is filled with extremely beautiful and breathtaking views, habitats, and creatures.&nbsp; Nonetheless, it is a wild and rugged terrain that is treacherous.&nbsp; Many of the beautiful creatures that I study to render in my work are predators.&nbsp; Because of this, there is always a certain danger to study them &#8212; whether it is in a zoo, on a wilderness safari, or with a trained animal.&nbsp; But danger or not, there is&nbsp;no magnificence like anything I have been able to observe anywhere other than in the spirit of wild creatures or their untamed environment.<\/p>\n<p>Being raised in a family that has a bond with the outdoors and the environment, I have always been taught to respect it.&nbsp; In travels and adventures to capture the essence of wildlife and wild places, my family and I have been in a number of close encounters, including being charged by bears, stalked by tigers and leopards, knocked off our feet by wolves, grizzlies that are a bit too close to the hiking trail, and most recently, attacked by a cougar that plays a little rough (teeth in the base of my neck was a bit too far for me).&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>I am always striving to represent the beauty and delicacy of nature in my work, but I also hope the significance of each species is conveyed as well.&nbsp; Nature and all of the wildlife that resides in it is to be taken seriously and should be valued.&nbsp; Each small part of our world makes up the delicate ecosystem that holds our lives in balance.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Rebecca Latham | Wildlife Artist\" style=\"width: 26px; height: 17px\" height=\"17\" alt=\"Rebecca Latham | Wildlife Artist\" hspace=\"5\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lathamstudios.com\/rebeccasblog\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/RL.gif?resize=26%2C17\" width=\"26\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Latham Studios | Wildlife Art\" style=\"width: 46px; height: 32px\" height=\"32\" alt=\"Latham Studios | Wildlife Art\" hspace=\"5\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lathamstudios.com\/rebeccasblog\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/_WolfClip_1.gif?resize=46%2C32\" width=\"46\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The natural wilderness is filled with extremely beautiful and breathtaking views, habitats, and creatures.&nbsp; 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