"No amount of skilful invention can replace the essential element of imagination." - Edward Hopper
" A painting is never finished - it simply stops in interesting places." - Paul Gardner
"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
Bonnie Latham 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 watercolor, 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 ones rendered less than one square inch. Bonnie feels driven by her love of the outdoors and wildlife. She is particularly drawn to render raptors and predators in her artwork, though she enjoys painting all wildlife subjects.
Her travels have taken her to countless areas of the United States to study wildlife and habitat first hand. Her dedication to environmental conservation is evident in her paintings and drawings. "The balance of nature is so delicate. I only hope that through my paintings more people will realize that, unless we do our part, nature won't be here for us to enjoy. I enjoy helping wildlife and nature programs in any way I can." She spends as much time as possible studying her subjects. Her knowledge of each species is reflected in her artwork. " It's important to see not just the animal, but the the twigs, grass, moss, etc. I try to bring these things into my studio."
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.
hey bonnie thanks for the add!... i hope things are going stellar for you annnnd i would also love it if you could give me some feedback on my music or just drop by to say hello! talk to you soon!
Hi Bonnie, big show coming up (well, big for me lol) all in aid of chimp research, Leigh and I are donating about 15 paintings each to raise money for the Tacugama Chimp Sanctuary in Sierra Leone, West Africa and a new chimp facility at Monarto Zoo near Adelaide, where the exhibition is being held, on the same day as Dr Jane Goodall opens the chimp facility. Hope she can swing past our exhibition (which will also have some real chimpanzee's art - hope it's not better than ours LOL)
hello bonnie thank you for accepting me as your friend. you are a very amazing artist. i only hope you keep updating your site by adding more art. its very relaxing observing your gift. i hope to very soon add some more art to my page as well, ill let you know......take care
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