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Finished Portrait of Bentley the Chihuahua

Finished Portrait of Bentley the Chihuahua

Bentley, 8″ x 10″ Acrylic Painting by Hope Lane This is the completed painting of Bentley the Chihuahua, a small dog with a huge personality. I really loved painting his large expressive eyes and wonderful large ears....
Detail from a Chihuahua painting

Detail from a Chihuahua painting

One of my very favorite things to paint are eyes–and a Chihuahua has wonderful large eyes that are somewhat prominent and round. That means they have lots of reflected light–and if a painting doesn’t imply that, then the eyes just won’t be...
Working on a Painting of Bentley

Working on a Painting of Bentley

Sorry for the long delay in posting. It’s the holiday season and I’ve been working to deliver all my commissions in time. This is a midway stage of a portrait of Bentley. Bentley is a very special dog, and this painting was a gift to his human. He is a big...
Completed Portrait of a Goldendoodle

Completed Portrait of a Goldendoodle

Waldo, the Goldendoodle by Hope Lane, 11″ x 14″ acrylic Many, many layers of paint and brushstrokes later, this is the finished painting of Waldo. I’ve sent it off to its new home and I hope it brings the newly married couple I gifted it to, much...
Waldo the Goldendoodle, Underpainting

Waldo the Goldendoodle, Underpainting

Waldo the Goldendoodle, Underpainting This is the first stage of painting Waldo’s portrait. My goal as to rough in the entire painting and start balancing the dark and light areas. I’m working in acrylic and I keep the paint thin at this point. In looking...