Finished Painting of a Havanese Named Stella
Finished Painting of a Havanese Named Stella I finished Stella's portrait by amping up the background color. I also worked on the fur detail on Stella's face and body with a small, fine brush trying to get the textures just right. The final touch was to enhance the...
My Havanese Pet Portrait Continues
My Havanese Pet Portrait Continues I'm enjoying working on Stella's portrait. I've got a good photo to work from and it's nice and clear. She's got particularly pretty eyes and I've tried to capture their liquid and reflective quality. Havanese fur can vary from dog...
Stella the Havanese Portrait Begins
Stella the Havanese Portrait Begins I was asked to create a small custom pet portrait of Stella, a darling Havanese as a gift. Stella, I was told "had put the light back into" her human's life after something sad had happened. This commission had special meaning to me...
Finished Portrait of a Yorkie
Finished Portrait of a Yorkie I really loved painting little Mel with her expressive eyes and small black button of a nose. Yorkshire Terriers have wonderful coloring--caramel, gold and slate gray edging into silver. It's always a fun challenge to try to capture it....
Yorkie Portrait Off to a Good Start
Yorkie Portrait Off to a Good Start Sometimes with the little paintings, I get going when I start painting and before I know it, I've gone much further than I expected to at one sitting. This is what happened with Mel's portrait. There's often a moment when an artist...
Sketch for a Yorkshire Terrier Portrait
Sketch for a Yorkshire Terrier Portrait Mel is a Yorkie, and just five pounds of sweetness, energy and personality. When I saw her photos, I knew she'd fit just right into a small 5" x 7" painting. When I first started painting pets--I painted extremely small...
Finished Painting of a Yellow Lab Rescue Named Mack
Finished Painting of a Yellow Lab Rescue Named Mack This is the finished portrait of Mack, the Yellow Lab, an 18" x 24" acrylic painting by Hope Lane. I've been working to catch the texture of his fur in all its different aspects--short and stiff on his head and ears,...
Yellow Lab Painting Continues
Yellow Lab Painting Continues At this stage on my portrait of the yellow lab Mack, I'm softening my color transitions so it looks less harsh and more realistic. And even though the placement matched the photograph, I've adjusted Mack's nose so it appears straighter...
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