by Hope Lane | Jun 7, 2020 | Blog
This little cutie is a Havanese named Thai. Thai’s portrait is the result of a donation I made to the Stella Fund, which supports pet rescue. I typically donate two or three small paintings a year to auction off in order to help animals in some way. This is a...
by Hope Lane | Apr 25, 2020 | Blog
Jasper, A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, 8″ x 8″ Acrylic by Hope Lane This is the finished pet portrait of Jasper. It’s small, just 8″ x 8″, but I think that was enough room to capture his sweet little face. The background color was...
by Hope Lane | Apr 12, 2020 | Blog
A few years ago, I was asked to paint a portrait of Jackson, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who had just passed away. Recently Jackson’s humans contacted me again to paint a portrait of their new Cavalier pup, Jasper. It always makes me super happy when clients...
by Hope Lane | Mar 29, 2020 | Blog
Gigi, Elmo and Trubble, 24″ x 18″ Oil by Hope Lane After completing Elmo, I went on the add the other two dogs, black and white Gigi, and little Trubble. I had to combine two photos for Gigi in order to show her white and black top knot. I particularly...
by Hope Lane | Mar 22, 2020 | Blog
I started painting the portrait from the middle out. So the first little Havanese I worked on was Elmo, the mainly black pup with some white and gray in his fur. I’m working in oil for this painting and usually this means the overall effect is a bit softer than...