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	<title>Wildlife Artist &#38; Painter Karen Latham&#039;s Studio Journal &#187; Birds</title>
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		<title>A Tranquil Moment</title>
		<link>http://www.lathamstudios.com/karensblog/blog/2009/02/19/a-tranquil-moment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[An Artist's Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[swan]]></category>
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Another wonderful swan pose.  Always beautiful and a joy to paint!
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		<title>Quietude</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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A beautiful trumpeter swan swims on a quiet, peaceful pond.
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		<title>Royalty</title>
		<link>http://www.lathamstudios.com/karensblog/blog/2009/01/30/royalty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[An Artist's Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art Shows]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ducks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscapes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nature Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paintings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[water]]></category>

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The canvasback duck is considered to be the king of ducks to most duck hunters.  As you can see, their regal disposition earns them this honor.  Beautiful bird, gorgeous water &#8211; what a joy to paint!
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		<title>News &#8230;&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.lathamstudios.com/karensblog/blog/2008/06/06/news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[African]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Awards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bobcat]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[England]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Floral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grand Teton National Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kitten]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landscapes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larger Paintings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miniatures]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Moose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature Art]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pheasant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Photoshoots]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ringneck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Paintings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snow Leopard]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trillium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turtles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildflowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife Art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wolves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yellowstone National Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fawn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white-tailed deer]]></category>

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Latham Studios has been signed by Hadley House!&#160; Earlier this year we were approached by the company and now things have been finalized.&#160; We are excited to be able to share our images with an even larger audience!
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		<title>Finished commission &#8211; Ruffed Grouse</title>
		<link>http://www.lathamstudios.com/karensblog/blog/2007/01/17/finished-commission-ruffed-grouse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 13:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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Here is the finished Ruffed Grouse commission.  I have painted quite a few of these in the last 2 years.  This one went to Decoys and Wildlife Gallery in Frenchtown, New Jersey (near New York City).  It is the last of 4 paintings for the office of a client.  It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ringneck Pheasant</title>
		<link>http://www.lathamstudios.com/karensblog/blog/2006/11/01/a-ringneck-pheasant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ One of my larger commissions, this ringneck pheasant was completed as a 24&#34; x 36&#34; painting.&#160; It was a challenge, both with a complexly patterned bird and a detailed background.&#160; I enjoyed painting it, but was happy to be finished!!   
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		<title>New British Exhibition</title>
		<link>http://www.lathamstudios.com/karensblog/blog/2005/11/04/5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2005 16:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[An Artist's Life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[England]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Such a busy week!!&#160;&#160;We sent off our first paintings exhibited with TWASI near London, England.&#160; They have been great to work with and so nice to&#160;make it possible for&#160;us to be included in this exhibition.
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		<title>Arts for the Parks Award</title>
		<link>http://www.lathamstudios.com/karensblog/blog/2005/09/17/arts-for-the-parks-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2005 03:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[An Artist's Life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was honored this week to receive the People&#8217;s Choice Award (Bronze medallion) at the 2005 Arts for the Parks exhibition in Yellowstone National Park, WY.&#160; To have your fellow artists and art patrons select your work for this award is unbelievably gratifying.&#160; Thanks so much to all who made it possible!
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		<title>Busy, Busy&#8230;..</title>
		<link>http://www.lathamstudios.com/karensblog/blog/2005/07/30/busy-busy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lathamstudios.com/karensblog/blog/2005/07/30/busy-busy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2005 22:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just taking a break from a very busy schedule to finally write an entry.&#160; We have an unbelievable number of paintings to complete in a very short period of time for our next 2 shows and some commissions.&#160; It&#8217;s a good thing we like what we do!!&#160; 
I am finishing up a large swan painting [...]]]></description>
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