Finch & Blossoms Miniature Painting - Watercolor

April 9th, 2008 at 5:56 pm (Fine Art Societies, Flower & Floral Paintings & Sketches, Galleries, Exhibitions & Shows, Nature Paintings & Sketches, Paintings, Paintings in Little - Small Miniature Paintings, Paintings of Birds, Songbird & Hummingbird Paintings and Sketches)

 

This is a new miniature I painted that went to England for a miniature art exhibit. It is a finch with apple blossoms and is a little smaller than 4x6. My Dad has some awesome flowering fruit trees that I love ...which inspired this painting... :) (I have 'spring fever' -I'm really wishing for spring around here to look like spring. ;) :p ) == The little bird isn't life-sized...which I really would have loved to paint him (I love painting things life-sized and the challenge to make them look like they will walk off my artboard ;) ). The piece was painted to be shown in this exhibition which has an image area limit, and he had to be arranged compositionally in the painting with the flowers...this was the most pleasing arrangement that I came up with. :) == I really would like to paint the concept as a 6x8 or a little larger sized miniature so that I would have more space for everything... (Maybe the next painting... :D lol!)

This is a new miniature I painted that went to England for a miniature art exhibit. It is a finch with apple blossoms and is a little smaller than 4×6. My Dad has some awesome flowering fruit trees that I love …which inspired this painting… :) (I have ’spring fever’ -I’m really wishing for spring around here to look like spring. ;) :p )

The little bird isn’t life-sized…which I really would have loved to paint him (I love painting things life-sized and the challenge to make them look like they will walk off my artboard ;) ). The piece was painted to be shown in this exhibition which has an image area limit, and he had to be arranged compositionally in the painting with the flowers…this was the most pleasing arrangement that I came up with. :)

I really would like to paint the concept as a 6×8 or a little larger sized miniature so that I would have more space for everything… (Maybe the next painting… :D lol!)

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5 Comments »

  1. José Carrilho said,

    May 4th, 2008 at 7:07 pm

    Hi Rebecca,

    Being that talented, your name is not a stranger to me ( unless I’m confusing you with another Latham :-) ).
    I guess I’ve seen works of you at the Wildlife Artists Mag. And maybe at Wetcanvas ?
    About this work, I like its composition, the well chosen palette and the right level of detail. The range of values is worked out well too.
    I seldom work with watercolour, but I find it to be a very relaxing medium.

    Kind regards,

    José

  2. Dianne Nilsson said,

    May 13th, 2008 at 11:13 pm

    Hi Rebecca,
    I was just wondering if you can buy a print of your watercolor “Finch and Blossoms”. I had a touching experience with a little male house finch and I love this little painting. Your work is beautiful. Let me know.
    Dianne

  3. Rebecca said,

    May 29th, 2008 at 3:23 pm

    Hi Dianne - Yes, there are prints available. They are limited edtn. giclees on board. I can have a quote emailed to you with shipping costs - just drop me an email. :D

    Thanks so much for your interest in my painting. These little birds visit me all day on the feeders…so sweet. :D (…so I had to paint one of them… ;) )

  4. Rebecca said,

    May 29th, 2008 at 3:27 pm

    Hi Jose,

    Yep, guilty on both counts - Wildlife Art was nice enough to have my family in their magazine a number of times and I lurk around Wet Canvas every so often when I can peel myself away from my work.

    Thanks so much! :D I used to work in other mediums..but the watercolor has been my main focus lately. :D

  5. Gwyneth Swann said,

    June 18th, 2008 at 1:19 pm

    I have just been looking at some of your work, and I’m in awe! I am a 62 year old poor amature painter, and I just WISH I could paint something half as good as yours!!! Thank you for sharing your work with us!!
    Best wishes, Gwyneth Swann (Wales, G.Britain)

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