Painting in Progress
Painting in Progress This is a fairly early stage in my painting "Love is the Bridge". I've started to apply shadows and midtones so my forms have volume. I'm working in alkyd oils on canvas which is not my usual surface, but was a requirement of the project. I tend...
Sketch for a New Painting
Sketch for a New Painting This is the sketch for a project I was given to create a painting for the theme of "Bridges" for an art show. The concept was pretty wide open. In thinking about what I might do, I discovered the phrase "Love is the bridge between two...
Finished Portrait of Molly the Havanese
Finished Portrait of Molly the Havanese Molly the Havanese, 9" x 12" acrylic by Hope Lane, www.hopelaneart.com This is the completed painting that I did of Molly. I ended up replacing the knee of the person she was sitting on in the original photo with a rocky ledge...
A Special Painting For A Father
A Special Painting For A Father A few years ago, I painted a portrait for a family that comes to mind this Fathers Day. It was a gift from three children to their father, who's beloved German Shepherd had just been diagnosed with ALS and would soon be gone. The father...
Starting to Paint Molly the Havanese
Starting to Paint Molly the Havanese Meet Molly, a Havanese I recently painted. Molly is a 3 year old Havanese. She is very sweet, happy, and loving and she’s very attached to her family. They spoil her every chance they get. This photo is of the first rough...
Finished Portrait of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Named Mack
Finished Portrait of a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Named Mack Mack the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel by Hope Lane, 11" x 14, acrylic on archival panel I loved painting Mack with those big soulful eyes looking straight out at you. But I breathed a big sigh of relief...
Beginning the Cavalier Painting
Beginning the Cavalier Painting My goal when I started this painting was to get the entire canvas (or in my case, a panel) covered with paint. I knew with the complexity of the pattern in the chair, I needed to get the whole thing blocked in at one time so my colors...
Sketch for a Painting of Mack
Sketch for a Painting of Mack This is the sketch I prepared for a portrait of Mack. He's a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and is now about 12 years old. He's very, very special. His human family just adore him, and he's so sensitive, he knows when one of them is...
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