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Rebecca Latham is an international realistic wildlife and nature painter and author working in finely detailed watercolors. Her works range all sizes - all painted in miniature. Represented by Latham Studios. More»
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This is my painting that I mentioned on the antique ivory (perhaps it should be stated ‘prehistoric ivory’, rather 
). I chose to paint a timber wolf portrait. This is the beginnings of the painting, of course. Much more will be added to the piece before it is considered finished. I am really having fun playing with this one. 
This image (left – "Maternité", 1908, mother and children in a gold frame) is a miniature painting in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
The muted and moody piece is a watercolor on Ivory by American miniature painter, Lucy Stanton (1876 – 1931). The painting’s image is 8-3/4 in x 7-3/4 in.
Ivory was first used by a Venician artist around 1700, and soon after, became very popular in England. …and of course, America. It became the surface of choice for those miniature painters who painted the popular portrait miniatures.
Pieces of ivory most often were cut as slices from a tusk, though methods were developed to cut very large and thin veneered sheets (a roll 52 feet in length was once displayed in the 1850′s). For durability reasons however, those veneered cuts never gained great popularity with miniature painters. In the 20th century, the largest classically cut and prepared pieces available to a miniature artist were about 6 in x 7 in and quite expensive. (This American artist sent for her pieces of ivory from London or Paris markets.)
Though some larger works can be found also, it is understandable that many smaller miniatures were painted on ivory…..with the expense of the surface and relatively small size of classically cut pieces, popularity of small miniatures during that time, and the difficulty that some artists had in handling paint on the smooth surface (I must add…it has even been published in several books that the difficulties of working on the surface is repeatedly over-emphasized in discussions of miniature painting.)
Personally, I honestly enjoy painting on these ivory and ivory simulated surfaces even more than the others that I have tried. …the final works seem to be popular with collectors as well.
Of course, ivory as it was during that period is no longer used because of species conservation. However, luminous qualities of a miniature painting are still achieved on ivorine, an ivory surface substitute. The Ivorine surface is neither opaque, like a gessoed panel, nor clear and transparent like glass. it has a translucent quality that adds depth to a painting. Surfaces like antique ivory and the mammoth ivory, which I am painting my wolf miniature on, for example are also available….and very nice as well.
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. I normally focus on all of the shorebirds when I see a scene like this. (…chasing them down the beach with my sketch book and camera… )
This is a fishing boat from Maine. I placed it in a morning sunrise setting. In my trips to the East coast, my favorite part of visiting is seeing the colors, (sunrise or sunset) on the ocean, the calming movement of the water, and the smell of the fresh morning air. So in this painting, I tried to paint the feeling of those beautiful hazy views into the piece.
No worries, though – I won’t become a nautical or maritime ship painter anytime soon. (…I wouldn’t mind painting the birds, though…. )
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Wishing everyone, wherever you may be, warmest Christmas wishes and all the best in the new year!
“It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.” – W. T. Ellis
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) and adding other details to it as well.Tags: art, artist, artwork, felines, fine_art, leopard, miniature_art, miniature_painting, painting, watercolor, wildcats, wildlife, wildlife_art
"Polar Ambiance", Watercolor on Board
One of my paintings in the 2007 MPSGS Exhibition
(See her review by following this link.)
Earlier this year she also reviewed the RMS exhibition in the Mall Galleries in London – was nice to hear about the show I wasn’t able to go (I had 5 pieces in this year’s exhibition). Thank you, Katherine.
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In miniature painting, some artists use such fine strokes that they are only seen by magnifying glass, while others use more visible strokes in their pieces that are best not viewed under magnification and carry well from a distance, as observed by a Swiss miniature art expert.
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This was a hike into the Black Canyon Wilderness in the Tetons early one morning before we had to be back in Jackson at our gallery. I was surprised that it was more of a woodsy trail and not as much of a 'canyon', but gorgeous none the less. Several bubbling streams and an assortment of wildflowers were the highlight of the trail....
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I have to admit, I absolutely love mountains.. This was from our trip in the fall of 2010 to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for the Fall Arts Festival. Spending the early mornings encountering...
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Here are some other images from Florida for everyone to take a peek at. Many thanks to our friends for their help in getting the wildlife to cooperate... ;) lol! Again, we were so fortunate to have such a wide variety of birds and such show up for us. (...even a pair of young raccoons fishing at sunset in Merritt Island! :D ) ...so much...
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