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Yorkie Portrait Off to a Good Start

Yorkie Portrait Off to a Good Start

by | Jan 18, 2015 | Blog

Yorkie Portrait Off to a Good Start Sometimes with the little paintings, I get going when I start painting and before I know it, I’ve gone much further than I expected to at one sitting. This is what happened with Mel’s portrait. There’s often a...
Sketch for a Yorkshire Terrier Portrait

Sketch for a Yorkshire Terrier Portrait

by | Jan 4, 2015 | Blog

Sketch for a Yorkshire Terrier Portrait Mel is a Yorkie, and just five pounds of sweetness, energy and personality. When I saw her photos, I knew she’d fit just right into a small 5″ x 7″ painting. When I first started painting pets–I painted...
Finished Painting of a Yellow Lab Rescue Named Mack

Finished Painting of a Yellow Lab Rescue Named Mack

by | Dec 20, 2014 | Blog

Finished Painting of a Yellow Lab Rescue Named Mack This is the finished portrait of Mack, the Yellow Lab, an 18″ x 24″ acrylic painting by Hope Lane. I’ve been working to catch the texture of his fur in all its different aspects–short and...
Mack the Yellow Lab–Beginning to Paint

Mack the Yellow Lab–Beginning to Paint

by | Dec 4, 2014 | Blog

Mack the Yellow Lab–Beginning to Paint This is my first layer of paint on Mack’s portrait. My goal is to lay in the paint loosely with largish brushes, especially since this is quite a large painting for me (18″ x 24″). For all that his fur is...
A Painting for Agape Animal Rescue

A Painting for Agape Animal Rescue

by | Nov 30, 2014 | Blog

A Painting for Agape Animal Rescue I was contacted by one of the board members to create a portrait of Mack, the yellow lab, as a gift for their director to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the organization. Mack has a very special meaning for Agape. It was his...