The Great Outdoors

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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.

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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, "Ambiance – Mute Swan Completed" 1 day ago
New post, "Ghost – Barn Owl Completed" 1 day ago
New post, "Painting Accepted into the MPSGS Exhibition" http://tr.im/CB9T 2009-10-21
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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

15Apr

Bald Eagle Painting Completed

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This piece will be at the Artistic Designs Gallery "Miniature Fine Art Show" May 2-30th 2009. It’s 4.5 in. x 6.5 in. titled "Bald Eagle Portrait II". Will to post more soon!

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Tags: Art, artist, bird, miniature, nature, Paintings, raptor, realistic, wildlife

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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22Apr

Serenade of Light – Great Egret Finished

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"Serenade of Light – Great Egret" – 4 1/2 x 3 3/4

This painting is at the Seaside Art Galleries 17th International Miniature Art Show - May 5, 2008 – May 31, 2008.

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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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20Nov

Painting Awarded at Cider Painters of America

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"Gazing – Asian Leopard" 3 x 3 3/4

I was happy to hear that this painting received the 2007 Cider Painters of America "Animal Award" at their Annual International Miniature Art Exhibition. Thanks to CPA for hosting this excellent exhibition! The opening Reception was held on Nov. 11th and the Exhibit runs through Nov. 24th 2007.

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05Nov

Decoys and Wildlife Show 2007

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Here is our recent showing at Decoys & Wildlife Gallery in Frenchtown, NJ. With over thirty paintings, this was the largest amount of our originals that we ever had at one place. The show was held on the last weekend in October.

As part of the show, the artists we were to go to a Halloween party and no one was allowed in without a costume. My family and I don’t typically do anything for Halloween, so going to a party in costume was a bit of a new experience for me.

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