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Power Struggle - Painting by Candlelight
2007-08-14 13:32:00 I have been having technical difficulties this week - each electrical storm that has gone through our area has blown out the power (and it’s remained out for a long time). So… I have been doing some painting by candle light….at least until my eyes get tired. (Thankfully, my laptop has a large battery and a ... More About: Power , Painting , Paintings , Paint , Candle
Polar Bear Miniature Painting
2007-08-05 04:58:00 This is another painting that I am working on…still in progress…a Polar Bear . It’s a smaller miniature (…as you can see by the coin ). I was really intrigued by the light and ambient feeling when I saw the subject and tried to bring that out in the painting. More About: Painting , Paintings , Sketches
Fox Kit Commission
2007-08-05 04:55:00 This is the progress on the red fox kit commission painting that I am nearly finished with - I thought that I should show the progress. (There are a few more things that I am still fussing with, though…not quite completed…) . More About: Paintings , Sketches , Commission , Missi
Presidential Commission
2007-08-04 02:25:00 This is another commissioned piece that I am working on (still in the sketch phase at the moment). This is the sketch/drawing for the painting - which will be watercolor on Ivorine. When it is finished, the piece will be a part of... More About: Studies , Presidential , Paintings , Sketches , Doodles
Art of the Animal Kingdom Exhibition
2007-07-14 00:43:00 I thought that some of the visitors to my blog may be interested in seeing these photos of an art exhibition in Vermont. The A rt of the Animal Kingdom show is on right now - these are some photos of the exhibition (courtesy the Bennington center for the Arts ). This piece (circled ) ... More About: Exhibition , Animal Kingdom
Robin Sketch
2007-07-11 05:30:00 This is a new sketch for a painting of a robin in grass. More About: Studies , Paintings , Sketches , Doodles , Sketch
Miniature Painting?
2007-07-11 05:29:00 This is a little different post for me… Years ago I learned that the way I painted my artwork (and the way my family paints) was painting "in miniature" and in a similar way that traditional miniature painters execute their work. Because it is so directly related to the way that my family and I ... More About: Inspiration , Painting , Stuff , Paint , Miniature
What is Miniature Painting?
2007-07-11 02:03:00 As an artist, Rebecca Latham as well as her mother, Karen, and sister, Bonnie, strive for detail in their painting. Studying with a Flemish master, they have developed their styles for painting extreme realism. Their works, both large and small, are painted “in miniature”. Early BeginningsMiniature painting is a traditional style of art that is ... More About: Painting , Paintings
Commission of Chloe
2007-07-08 04:49:00 This is a commissioned work that I just completed and the steps to create the painting. I started out with a fairly detailed pencil sketch of the puppy in graphite. Doing a more detailed drawing first helps me establish my values before I begin the painting process. The drawing transferred to the painting surface. Gold and orange ... More About: Paintings , Chloe , Commission , Comm , Missi
New Gallery Exhibitions
2007-07-03 02:55:00 Mute Swan, 30in x 40in, watercolor I have quite a schedule coming up if all that is planned comes through… I am pleased to announce that a special showing featuring my family and a few other artists is planned the last weekend of October in Frenchtown, NJ – we will be attending this exhibition. (My family ... More About: Gallery , Paintings , Galleries , Exhibitions , Exhibit
Elsinore Gallery?s 5th Annual Nature in Miniature Show
2007-06-10 02:38:00 Some watercolor pieces by my family and I are a part of the 5th Annual "Nature in Miniature Show " in Salem, Oregon June 2nd - 25th, 2007. It is an invitational exhibition sponsored by Elsinore Gallery . More information is available on the gallery’s website - http://www.elsinoregallery.com More About: Paintings , Sketches
Arts Review from the UK
2007-06-06 02:03:00 A quick note - Arts WOM, a British blog for the arts sponsored by Sky Arts (Sky TV network), posted a very nice review of my artwork and blog as their "Showcase Pick" on June 4th - see it here. A big "thank you" to them! More About: Review , Stuff , Paintings , The U
Blooming Cactus Miniature Painting
2007-06-03 19:43:00 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 the 1700’s - of course, ... More About: Painting , Paintings , Inti , Paint
Bennington Center for the Arts - Small Works Show
2007-06-01 05:15:00 This painting, "Summer Blossoms - Queen Butterfly", and "Sunrise - Screech Owl" will be a part of the Bennington Center for the Arts "Small Works Show " that will be on display June 9th - December 23rd, 2007 in Bennington, Vermont. Thanks to the Bennington Center for the Arts for making this exhibition possible! For ...
Nature References
2007-05-21 19:38:00 Some people find it interesting that I (or other artists in my family) will bring twigs, sticks, grass, rocks, leaves, logs, etc. into the studio to paint from life - so I thought that some of you may like to see the log that’s in my studio right now for the fox paintings that I’m ... More About: Nature , Inspiration , Paintings , Sketches , References
Commission Progress - Red Fox Kit Miniature Watercolors
2007-05-18 06:37:00 This is the progress of the three fox kit miniature paintings in my studio right now. I have a lot of the detail on the foxes themselves painted in already, though I’m not completely finished with them yet. For the commission, I am fortunate to have no set deadline, so I am able to set ... More About: Inspiration , Paintings , Sketches , Commission , Progress
Red Fox Kit Miniature Watercolors - Painting Progress
2007-05-10 15:36:00 These are a few scans of some of the recent progress on the fox kit miniatures that I’m painting (one of them is a commissioned work - the inspiration for the collection). In my studio right now, they are farther into the color stages than what is shown here - I should have some more ... More About: Painting , Paintings , Sketches , Progress , Watercolor
Parklane Gallery?s 15th Annual Miniature Show
2007-05-08 16:08:00 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 exhibit. The other artists in ... More About: Paintings , Sketches , Galleries
Sketch for Lupine Miniature
2007-05-07 20:27:00 This is the sketch of a blooming lupine that I made for a new miniature painting. I started this piece to work on during our show this past weekend at the Carpenter Nature Center. The flowers are from one of my trips to the Grand Teton National Park to study the wildlife and plants (and ... More About: Studies , Inspiration , Paintings , Sketches , Sketch
Sketches - Red Fox Kit Miniature Commission
2007-05-06 03:26:00 I’ve been commissioned to paint a small fox kit painting - a portrait. These are three sketches I made in preparation for the painting, though I might just paint all of the poses. The painting is for a very nice lady that just loves red foxes. I had the wonderful opportunity to actually hold ... More About: Studies , Inspiration , Paintings , Sketches , Doodles
Large Bull Elk Watercolor Painting
2007-05-04 16:06:00 This is a larger painting that I was working on a little earlier this week. It’s a 20" x 30" watercolor of a bull elk, titled "Passage". This piece developed pretty rapidly. I painted a study for this larger painting as a miniature 4" x 6". The miniature study can be seen in this post. ... More About: Painting , Bull , Watercolor , Inti , Paint
Trumpeter Swan Miniature Painting
2007-05-03 20:59:00 This is a new Trump eter Swan miniature painting that was also recently completed (4"x6"). The sketch for the painting can be found in this post. More About: Painting , Inti
Wolf Miniature Painting
2007-05-03 20:49:00 I recently completed the resting wolf miniature painting that some of you may have seen earlier (in progress) on the blog - this is how the piece was finished. More About: Painting , Inti , Wolf , Paint , Miniature
Seaside Art Gallery - 16th International Miniature Art Show
2007-04-30 22:51:00 I just received notice that the three paintings that I sent to the "16th International Miniature Art Show " at the Seaside Art Gallery in Nags Head, North Carolina were juried into the exhibition. The Outer Banks gallery was founded in 1961 (the barrier islands of North Carolina). A reception for the show will be held ... More About: Paintings
4th Internationale d?art Miniature - Québec, Canada
2007-04-29 22:43:00 Some of my miniature paintings will be featured in the 4th "Intern ationale d’art Miniature " (International Miniature Art Exhibit) held in Québec, Canada at the Presbytère St-Nicolas in Saint-Nicolas and Galerie Louise-Carrier in Lévis. The show exhibits miniature paintings and sculptures by artists from around the world. The exhibition is on June 3rd to September 2nd, ... More About: Paintings , Sketches
Ruby Throated Hummingbird & Columbine Miniature
2007-04-28 03:36:00 This is an image of the completed painting of the ruby throated hummingbird miniature painting that I just completed. The sketch can be found in this post. More About: Ruby , Paintings , Sketches , Bird , Ming
Elk Miniature Watercolor Painting - Progress
2007-04-27 02:22:00 For the most part, this piece was painted yesterday with a few touch ups this morning. I have a few minor things to adjust on it, but this bull elk miniature is pretty much completed. The first post about this piece is here with a basic wash underpainting. More About: Painting , Paintings , Sketches , Prog , Progress
Snowy Egret Miniature Painting- Color Progress
2007-04-26 03:20:00 This is how my Snow y Egret painting is looking right now. The painting is very subtle and has a lot of very soft color tones in it - unfortunately the richness of the color in the habitat and some of the accents in the egret are not showing up well in this scan. When I ... More About: Color , Painting , Prog
Turtle Miniature Watercolor Painting
2007-04-25 04:12:00 This is a new painting that I’m working on. 13 turtles on a log and reflections of them in the water. This piece is pretty intricate, but I thought that I should challenge myself. I saw these turtles in Oklahoma. They all were competing for space on the log to sun themselves in the ... More About: Painting , Turtle , Paintings , Sketches , Water
Large Cougar Watercolor Painting
More articles from this author:2007-04-23 12:59:00 I was in an accident a while back, some of my blog visitors may have heard, it was an incident with an overly playful cougar about a year ago. The event slowed me down a bit with my injuries and pulled muscles, but everything turned out fine (thankfully). …am very cautious around cougars now. ... More About: Painting , Water , Watercolor , Inti , Paint 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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