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Classic Miniature Art - More than little pictures.

Bonnie Latham's watercolors are classically painted miniature paintings. Whether large or small, it's the classical methods of painting refined detail that give miniature paintings their allure.

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Bonnie and her family, paint wildlife and nature for the most part. So when they aren't at their easels painting or attending one of their exhibits, there's a good chance that they're out and about researching what they love.

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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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The Untamed Artists Network (UAN), Amazing artwork by passionate wildlife artists from across the globe, united by the common goal of highlighting conservation through our art. The member of the network actively support various wildlife and conservation funds through the sale of their works, giving back to the subjects that inspire them in the hope that future generations will have the chance to witness the amazing diversity of animals that are fighting for their survival.

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.

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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

15Nov

In Progress Cougar Painting(Detail)

Blogroll, Cats, Miniatures, Paintings

Here is a close up image of a cougar piece I’m working on.

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Tom @ Ohio Nature Says:
November 15th, 2008 at 6:43 am
I really like this. The side lighting is quite pleasing to my eye. This is my first time stopping by, I jumped from twitter. I occasionally paint, but primarily I am a photographer. Looking forward to looking at the rest of your posts.
scott D. Tillett Says:
November 17th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
This is great Bonnie. I wish I could paint like that. I primarily use colored pencil.
Scott
Bonnie Says:
December 7th, 2008 at 1:27 am
Hi Tom,

Thank you! When starting a new piece, it’ll often be the lighting that decides what I paint. Lighting can help bring feeling and mood to a painting. I also enjoy photography a lot. You could consider it my second job.

Thanks for following me on Twitter!
Bonnie
Bonnie Says:
December 7th, 2008 at 2:15 am
Hi Scott,

Thanks! I like your work too. Your piece “Scarlet Royal” is very nice.
Have a great day!
Bonnie
Scott D. Tillett Says:
December 15th, 2008 at 8:54 am
Thank you Bonnie. I appreciate that. Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas.
Michael Kirkman Says:
March 1st, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Absolutely incredible work.

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