by Hope Lane | Aug 30, 2020 | Blog
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,...
by Hope Lane | Aug 23, 2020 | Blog
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...
by Hope Lane | Aug 16, 2020 | Blog
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...
by Hope Lane | Aug 9, 2020 | Blog
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...
by Hope Lane | Jun 27, 2020 | Blog
Thai, a Havanese by Hope Lane, 8 x 10″ acrylic Here is Thai’s portrait all finished. Painting this sweet Havanese was so much fun–and it was doubly nice to know that the donation of his portrait could help other animals too. It took quite a while...