Comments on: ‘Wacipi Legacy’ Miniature Portrait http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/2009/07/04/wacipi-legacy-miniature-portrait/ Rebecca Latham's studio blog featuring new creative projects & paintings the artist is working on, the inspirations that sparked them, as well as the artist's travels, exhibitions, & love of all things nature. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:14:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: rebeccalatham http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/2009/07/04/wacipi-legacy-miniature-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-56790 rebeccalatham Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:36:26 +0000 http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/?p=750#comment-56790 Hi Brenda. Thank you -- I'm happy to hear that you like it so much! Well... I started out painting loose soft pastels and various big splashy florals in watercolor. It was fun...I loved playing the bold colors, flooding them, etc. But it got to the point after a while, where it wasn't as challenging as I would like. (I often finished several in an afternoon, and I could add extra petals to flowers and no one would notice.) So I started working in a tighter, more complex style. ...and even more so after studying with Carl Brenders. Miniature doesn't mean small, though I paint numerous small paintings. I have a 24"x36" miniature painting on one of my easels right now. Traditional classic miniature is painting tightly detailed and refined. .....large and small have their own unique qualities, I like keeping a mixture of both. :) Happy painting! :) Hi Brenda. Thank you — I'm happy to hear that you like it so much!

Well… I started out painting loose soft pastels and various big splashy florals in watercolor. It was fun…I loved playing the bold colors, flooding them, etc. But it got to the point after a while, where it wasn't as challenging as I would like. (I often finished several in an afternoon, and I could add extra petals to flowers and no one would notice.) So I started working in a tighter, more complex style. …and even more so after studying with Carl Brenders.

Miniature doesn't mean small, though I paint numerous small paintings. I have a 24"x36" miniature painting on one of my easels right now. Traditional classic miniature is painting tightly detailed and refined. …..large and small have their own unique qualities, I like keeping a mixture of both. :)

Happy painting! :)

]]> By: Brenda http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/2009/07/04/wacipi-legacy-miniature-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-56788 Brenda Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:29:28 +0000 http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/?p=750#comment-56788 Rebecca ... I am totally enthralled by your work. I have a question ... What do you find appealing about painting in miniature? I took a few classes in watercolour this past spring and I am just curious ..... I have worked with acrylics for the past few years and tend to select larger canvasses, mostly 16 x 20. My one and only true watercolour - that I have deemed fit for framing - is approx. 9 x 11. Rebecca …
I am totally enthralled by your work. I have a question … What do you find appealing about painting in miniature? I took a few classes in watercolour this past spring and I am just curious ….. I have worked with acrylics for the past few years and tend to select larger canvasses, mostly 16 x 20. My one and only true watercolour – that I have deemed fit for framing – is approx. 9 x 11.

]]> By: rebeccalatham http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/2009/07/04/wacipi-legacy-miniature-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-56778 rebeccalatham Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:45:56 +0000 http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/?p=750#comment-56778 Thank you,RaeDi! I'm glad you like it : ) Thanks for your message earlier. Loved the photos....I'll be dropping you a note soon... Thank you,RaeDi! I'm glad you like it : ) Thanks for your message earlier. Loved the photos….I'll be dropping you a note soon…

]]> By: rebeccalatham http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/2009/07/04/wacipi-legacy-miniature-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-56777 rebeccalatham Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:34:28 +0000 http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/?p=750#comment-56777 Thank you, Cindy....I appreciate that. : ) Have a great weekend! Thank you, Cindy….I appreciate that. : ) Have a great weekend!

]]> By: rebeccalatham http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/2009/07/04/wacipi-legacy-miniature-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-56776 rebeccalatham Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:27:03 +0000 http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/?p=750#comment-56776 IntenseDebate Notification <DIV>approve IntenseDebate Notification <DIV>approve

]]> By: RaeDi http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/2009/07/04/wacipi-legacy-miniature-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-56774 RaeDi Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:30:47 +0000 http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/?p=750#comment-56774 Congratulations, it is a beautiful picture, you talent shows in all you do....RaeDi Congratulations, it is a beautiful picture, you talent shows in all you do….RaeDi

]]> By: Cindy Haase http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/2009/07/04/wacipi-legacy-miniature-portrait/comment-page-1/#comment-56767 Cindy Haase Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:21:36 +0000 http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog/?p=750#comment-56767 Congratulations on your award! Lovely as usual...cheers Congratulations on your award! Lovely as usual…cheers

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