by Hope Lane | Feb 10, 2019 | Blog
Painting Wolves I’m going to show you something a bit different than what you’ve seen before from me. I’ve been working on a series of paintings that feature wolves in them. These paintings aren’t commissions but part of a body of work...
by Hope Lane | Feb 2, 2019 | Blog
Finished Portrait of Walter, a Rescue Walter, a Rescue by Hope Lane. 8″ x 10″Acrylic This is the completed painting of a very special boy named Walter. I had a lot of fun trying to capture his sweet smile. His “grandmom” told me “Walter...
by Hope Lane | Jan 13, 2019 | Blog
Starting Walter’s Portrait After all the holiday deadlines, I’ve been taking a little time off from posting. Now I’m recharged and ready to share some of the paintings I’ve been working on. Meet Walter. He is a much beloved dog. Not only do his...
by Hope Lane | Dec 8, 2018 | Blog
Finished Painting of a Bichon Frise Toby the Bichon Frise by Hope Lane, 9″ x 12″ acrylic In painting Toby, my challenge was to capture the two distinct textures of his white fur–the soft curly lamb-like quality of his body coat and the top of his...
by Hope Lane | Nov 17, 2018 | Blog
A Sketch for Toby the Bichon’s Portrait Recently I was asked to do a painting of Toby, a little Bichon Frise who had passed away. I asked for a description of what made him special to his humans. I find that knowing this helps me in the painting process....
by Hope Lane | Nov 11, 2018 | Blog
Little Boy Blue Little Boy Blue, 10″ x 8″, acrylics on panel, $299 with free shipping within the US. Available to the first Cavalier lover who contacts me by email at info@hopelaneart.com or by message on Facebook. I’ve been a poor poster for the...