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Good News From Mariposa!

March 17th, 2007 at 7:05 pm (Paintings, Miniatures, Floral, Plants, News, Shows)

Much to my surprise "Late Summers Gold" was awarded "Best of Show" at the Miniatures in Mariposa show in California. It’s such a honor!

Thanks so much to the Northern California Society of Art in Miniatures and the Sierra Artists Gallery for hosting this superb show!

About the Artist

bonnie@lathamstudios.com Bonnie Latham, an artist in her twenties, began her art career at a very young age. Inspired by her creative family and their love of the outdoors, she paints nature, landscape, animals, birds, and the occasional portrait. She works in watercolour, acrylic, oil, inks, graphite/charcoal and others, however watercolours have become her medium of choice. She achieves a unique quality of depth and shape in her work, drawing the viewer into her paintings. Bonnie works in a assortment of sizes and formats, ranging from larger miniature paintings to very small miniature paintings rendered less than one square inch.

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"Ivory Splendor"
Recent Posts
- Art of the Animal Kingdom XIII
- Work In Progress - Trumpeter Swan Painting
- Serenade of Light - Great Egret Finished
- Finished Swan
- Mute Swan Painting in the Works
- Sketch for Swan Painting
- Spring???
- Wildlife Art Magazine Article
- Owl Paintings Completed!
- Great Horned Owl Paintings
Recent Comments
- Artist Boyd Greene on Work In Progress - Trumpeter Swan Painting
- Mike on Work In Progress - Trumpeter Swan Painting
- Brianne Walker on "Ivory Splendor" Finished
- Bob Duggleby on Leopard Painting Completed
- Jeffrey on Great Horned Owl Paintings
Karen Latham's Blog
- Sketch of Eastern Painted Turtles for new painting
- Nearly finished - Snow Leopard
- Snow Leopard Update
- New Painting in Large Format
- Finished commission - Ruffed Grouse
Rebecca Latham's Blog
- Barn Owl Portrait? A Work In Progress
- New Small Miniatures? ?On Golden Pond?, ?Shattered Silence?, & ?The Overseer?
- American Watercolor, Portrait Society, & Untamed Artists
- Finch & Blossoms Miniature Painting - Watercolor
- Chipmunk Miniature Painting Progress
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Federal Junior Duck Stamp

2000 Federal Junior Duck Stamp by Bonnie Latham

You can also see her stamp here:

Junior Duck Stamp Program

Just a $5 stamp? Check out the value of a stamp -

Sam Houston Duck Co. website - click on Junior Duck Stamps

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What's Miniature Painting?

The original meaning of the term miniature refers to technique and not size - it means to paint very detailed. Often it's called painting "in miniature" and it has been stated that a piece of art that is as large as a wall could be painted in miniature. My family and I paint in that style exclusively and have done extensive research as well as talking to quite a few experts about it. Here is a little more in depth information.
Tiffy :)
Favorite Quotes

"No amount of skilful invention can replace the essential element of imagination." - Edward Hopper

"As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward." Vincent van Gogh 1853 - 1890

" A painting is never finished - it simply stops in interesting places." - Paul Gardner