by Hope Lane | Aug 14, 2016 | Blog
Portrait of Katey, a Cavalier I completed the underpainting and went on to start layering in the strokes that create the fur. Coats on different animals and breeds vary enormously. The artist needs to use different types of brush strokes to capture their many...
by Hope Lane | Jul 25, 2016 | Blog
Sweet Katey, beginning a memorial portrait I began this painting of Katey, a lovely little Cavalier who crossed the rainbow bridge, quite a while ago. I was looking over my past work and realized that this turned out to be a favorite painting–but that I never...
by Hope Lane | Jun 24, 2016 | Blog
Daisy, a Rescue, The Finished Custom Pet Portrait Many small brush strokes later, this is the finished painting of Daisy, a beloved rescue dog. I wanted to catch the reflective light in her eyes and the lovely texture of her pinkish nose. When I have a lot of detail...
by Hope Lane | Jun 3, 2016 | Blog
Daisy’s Portrait, the Underpainting This is the first layer of paint as I start on Daisy’s portrait. My goal at this point, is to capture the feeling of volume in the form by defining areas of dark, light and midtone. I also try to establish the local...
by Hope Lane | May 30, 2016 | Blog
Portrait of Daisy, a rescue dog The painting I last posted about–Pudge’s portrait was part of a set given as a gift. Daisy was the companion dog portrait that I painted. This is the sketch for her portrait. In order to keep both paintings...
by Hope Lane | May 10, 2016 | Blog
Finished Portrait of an English Yellow Lab This is the finished custom pet portrait of Pudge, an English Yellow Lab. The final painting was 12″ x 12″ in acrylic on an archival hard panel. I’ll be posting the companion portrait of Daisy next. I was...