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Getting Out in the Wild.

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.

Wildlife 'In Miniature'

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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.

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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What I'm Doing...

New post, "Painting Accepted into the MPSGS Exhibition" http://tr.im/CB9T 2 weeks ago
New post, "In Progress Ambiance – Mute Swan Painting (Detail)" http://tr.im/yxyn 2009-09-12
New post, "Cougar Painting" http://tr.im/waYa 2009-08-10
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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

23Sep

Video – The Painting of “Keeping Watch – Great Horned Owl”

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Tags: Art, artist, bird, bonnie, in miniature, latham, nature, owl, painter, Paintings, realistic, wildlife

10Jul

Jr. Duck Stamp Celebrates 15 Years – Something from my past

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To celebrate the 15 years of the Jr. Duck Stamp the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently came out with a Jr. Duck Stamp Artists Booklet that features the past Jr. Stamp designs and interviews from some of the artists and myself. Here is a link to the pdf. version - Jr. Duck Stamp Artists Booklet

It’s wonderful to see the program grow since I entered it. Just to see how collectible these stamps have become over the years. Each stamp is first issued for $5 and now many of them are selling on the secondary market for hundreds.

You can see all 15 of them on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service official site – www.fws.gov/juniorduck/JuniorDuckStamps

If you want to buy or see the value of some of the previous stamps here are a few places that you can find them:

Sam Houston Duck Co.

National Wildlife Galleries

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06Jun

Represented by Hadley House

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I’m happy to announce that my Mom, sister, and I (Latham Studios) are now represented by Hadley House.

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12May

Dawning – Trumpeter Swan Finished

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"Dawning – Trumpeter Swan" - 5 x 7

This piece is on exhibit at the Second Annual Miniature Fine Art Show. The
show runs through May 31st at the Artistic Designs Gallery
Brownsburg, IN

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04May

Art of the Animal Kingdom XIII

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5 x 7

I’m happy to announce that "Hummingbird with Phlox" has been juried into "Art of the Animal Kingdom XIII" at the Bennington Center for the Arts in Vermont. The wildlife exhibition opens on June 14 and will run through July 27th. My sister has also been juried into the exhibition.

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01Mar

Wildlife Art Magazine Article

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Some very cool news! My family and I are featured in the March/April issue of Wildlife Art Magazine.

Great Art: It’s All in the Family: "A 24/7 Family Affair"

See the article here

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05Dec

2007 MPSGS Miniature Show

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"Light – Mute Swan" was awarded Honorable Mention-Birds & Animals at the Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society of Washington, D.C. (MPSGS) – http://www.mpsgs.org/

"Light – Mute Swan"

View other award winners including my sister Rebecca’s entries that received two First Places and the "Manny Sullivan Memorial Award for Excellence" (2nd in show).

http://www.mpsgs.org/MPSGS-Exhib.htm#CurrentExh

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