Rebecca Latham

   

          Did you ever imagine that art could ever influence a certain group in need? Whether it’s the elderly, homeless, animals and their habitats, etc. Well it can, the artist Rebecca Latham is a great example of this. Rebecca and her family have always been attracted to the outdoors. This and the encouraging support of her family was a huge push in finding her talent in art and becoming an artist. She chose to become an artist in her mid- teens and also at this time she realized her closeness to the natural world. Rebecca had a main goal with becoming an artist. She wanted to help the creatures she paints and their habitats. She reflects a personal experience with the species in her art. Rebecca reminds me a lot of a sculpture named Nick Mackman.

          Rebecca’s main goal is to help the creatures she paints through her work. By doing this she has manages to help different animals and their habitats. She participates in different wildlife and habitat conservation fundraising events to increase awareness and has generated thousands of dollars for wildlife and conservation through her work. Latham has a purpose for doing art and it’s not just because she loves it but because she believes that she can protect, help, and understand more about the creatures in her creations. It’s encouraging to know that someone can contribute so much of their talent to help something she cares so much about. In her art she reflects a personal experience with each creature.

          She reflects a personal experience with the species in her art. In each painting she demonstrates the personal experience she had with the animal in her creation. She is known to spend as much time as she possibly can observing and experiencing the wildlife she paints. “We often take up to 5000 photographs in one shoot. It is very important that the subject painted is studied from every available angle, as well as its habitat’s and preferences”, says Rebecca.  

          Rebecca Lathman reminds me a lot of an animal sculpture named Nick Mackman. They share great similarities when it comes to creating an amazing form of art. They both have to observe the subject from ever angel know their personality and anything that has to do with the animal and their surroundings. Knowing everything about the subject before putting it on a canvas or turning it into a sculpture shows its true value once it’s turned into a form of art. It comes to show that you can pertect or even help a certain group that is in need with the power of art. Art can encourage others to stand up for any cruelty or harm done, to pertect what they care about and what they believe in. Rebecca Lathman is a great example, she stands up for what she wants to pertect through her work encouraging those around her.