Finished Painting of a Schnauzer
Finished Painting of a Schnauzer Commissioned Painting of Sassy by Hope Lane, 8″ x 10″ acrylic This is Stella’s finished portrait–In this final stage, I’ve added lots of small highlighted hairs with a very tiny brush trying to get the...
Schnauzer Portrait Continues
Schnauzer Portrait Continues Sassy’s portrait is starting to come together as I layer in the fur stroke by stroke. Her fur has an almost luminous silvery quality that I hope to capture. I use a combination of carbon black, pthalo blue and titanium white in the...
Starting Off Sassy the Schnauzer’s Portrait
Starting Off Sassy’s Portrait This is the first rough painting for a portrait of a Schnauzer named Sassy. Her “human” gave me a wonderful description of her. I always start off a commission by asking for a sense of what a dog or cat is like, because...
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...
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...Visit my shop on Etsy to order commission a painting or to see art I currently have on sale.
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