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 | Aug 2, 2020 | Blog
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...
by Hope Lane | Jul 19, 2020 | Blog
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...
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...
by Hope Lane | Jun 14, 2020 | Blog
I started my painting of Thai believing he was far whiter than he really was. Upon viewing the first photo of my earlier stage, the client told me that, in fact, Thai tended to be more apricot in his fur with some gray on his ears. The client photos that I work from...