by Hope Lane | May 29, 2014 | Blog
From Havana to a Home When I start a pet portrait, I always ask to hear about the pet’s history because I feel like the more I know, the better I can catch what makes an animal special. Little Coppelia was found wandering in the streets of Havana, and brought...
by Hope Lane | May 21, 2014 | Blog
The Finished Portrait of Jeffrey This is the finished painting of Jeffrey, a little Chihuahua mix rescue. His guardians were very happy with how their custom pet portrait turned out but even better, they’ve adopted a little chihuahua sister for Jeffrey. The two...
by Hope Lane | May 10, 2014 | Blog
Adding happiness Because little Jeffrey is a ball of Chihuahua energy as described by his guardian, I wanted this to be a happy painting. So I added in a lot of sunny yellow flowers. I always keep the style of my backgrounds loose so they don’t compete with the...
by Hope Lane | May 8, 2014 | Blog
Moving Along On My Chihuahua Painting This was where I ended up on my portrait of Jeffrey after a few good days of painting. I always feel relieved once the entire canvas is covered with paint–some artists like to complete each section before they move on to the...
by Hope Lane | May 1, 2014 | Blog
Painting Jeffrey This is my sketch of Jeffrey, a Chihuahua mix who was rescued by his special person. He’s proof that a lot of personality can come packed in a small package. His mom said he was pretty scared when he first came to his new home, but now he has...