by Hope Lane | Oct 15, 2017 | Blog
Starting Kendall the Aussiepoo’s Portrait This is the start to the companion painting to Kole’s portrait that I showed last week. It will be the same size–12″ x 12″. And I’ve chosen a background that should use the same colors and...
by Hope Lane | Sep 22, 2017 | Blog
Halfway Through Painting A Schnoodle named Kole One of the very nicest things about being a pet portrait artist is when a previous client comes back to me for another painting. A few years ago I painted a lovely Cavalier named Katey. Because of that painting, I...
by Hope Lane | Aug 20, 2017 | Blog
Finished Portrait of Bella, A Black Lab Mix Completed Portrait of Bella, a black lab mix. 8″ x 10″ Acrylic Original Painting by Hope Lane www.hopelaneart.com...
by Hope Lane | Jun 15, 2017 | Blog
Painting Bella, A Black Dog, Part Two It’s been awhile since my last post as I’ve been away–but now I’m back in the studio. I continued to develop my portrait of Bella by refining the darks and lights, and building up the paint. I often like to...
by Hope Lane | Apr 28, 2017 | Blog
Painting A Black Dog From A Dark Photo I was asked to create a portrait of Bella, a medium-size black lab mix. The painting shown is my first stage rough underpainting. One of the challenges (as it is with any black animal) is that in the reference photos, a lot of...