By Bonnie Gangelhoff
Rebecca Latham, Snowy Perch, Snowy Owl, watercolor, 30 x 20.
ART EDUCATION: Beartooth School of Art, Bozeman, MT. I took workshops with Robert Bateman, Carl Brenders, and Dan Smith.
STYLE: Realism.
MOST INTERESTING THING ABOUT THE WAY YOU WORK: People seem to think it’s interesting that my work is watercolor. They usually think it’s oil or a photograph.
SECOND-CHOICE CAREER: Music. I sing and have also studied singing.
BEST ADVICE RECEIVED: From Carl Brenders: “Follow your heart.”
CREATIVE SPARK: Nature. And all the supportive people I have in my life—my mother, my sister, and all my teachers and galleries are very supportive.
FUTURE GOALS: To be the best I can be with what I’ve been given.
PRICE RANGE: $650 to $14,500.
REPRESENTATION: Decoys & Wildlife Gallery, Frenchtown, NJ; Kelley Frame Fine Art Galleries, Hudson, WI; Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK; Moose Horn Gallery, Livingston, MT; Raindance Gallery, Jackson, WY; Robert Paul Galleries, Stowe, VT; Seaside Art Gallery, Nags Head, NC; Whistle Pik Galleries, Fredericksburg, TX; Sycamore Gallery, Monrovia, CA; The Snow Goose Gallery, Bethlehem, PA; www.lathamstudios.com.
Featured in our annual “21 Under 31” issue in September 2010