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Completed Painting of a Goldendoodle and a Duck

Completed Painting of a Goldendoodle and a Duck

Ruby and Lu by Hope Lane, acrylic 9″ x 12″ The completed painting of an unusual friendship between a very sweet Goldendoodle and a foundling duckling. You’ll be happy to know that while Ruby’s humans were happy to keep Lu the duck with them,...
Early Stages of a Dog and a Duck

Early Stages of a Dog and a Duck

I started my portrait of Ruby and Lu a bit differently than I usually do. I generally start by laying in a rough all-over first layer of paint, and then refining it on additional layers. This time I dove right in and painted Ruby’s head in a fair amount of...
Painting a Dog and a Duck

Painting a Dog and a Duck

Ruby the Goldendoodle and Lu the duckling had a very special connection. Lu had followed Ruby’s dad home one day, and became a member of the family for awhile. When Ruby, who was a very special dog, passed on, I was asked to create a painting commemorating the...
Completed Painting of A Havanese

Completed Painting of A Havanese

Ember Rose, 12 x 16″ oil by Hope Lane I really enjoyed painting little Ember Rose’s portrait. Her furry face simply oozed personality with that small smile and big light eyes. It was also loads of fun inventing her collar of roses. Her fur was a wonderful...
First Stage Painting for a Havanese Portrait

First Stage Painting for a Havanese Portrait

It’s been a wet and stormy weekend here in South Florida waiting and watching the approaching storm. Fortunately it did not turn out to be a major event and we’ve opened the shutters to let some daylight back in to our home. I started working on my...
Starting a Portrait of Ember the Havanese

Starting a Portrait of Ember the Havanese

This sketch is of an adorable little girl is named Ember Rose. As her human describes her…”She is mischievous, and playful…hiding Daddy’s socks and playing “catch me if you can!” when it is time to go to bed. She loves every person...