by Hope Lane | Jan 18, 2017 | Blog
Painting Three Havanese It’s been far too long since I’ve posted. Between the holiday rush and the fact I took an unexpected trip to the ER (all fine now), I have been taking a break from social media. But it’s a new year and time to get back to...
by Hope Lane | Nov 11, 2016 | Blog
Bentley, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Finished painting of Bentley, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, 12″ x 12″ acrylic by Hope Lane I really enjoyed painting Bentley’s flowing ears and his feathery ruff–you can really see how this breed...
by Hope Lane | Oct 30, 2016 | Blog
A Cavalier For Christmas Christmas can be a pretty busy time around my studio with lots of people giving portraits as gifts to those near and dear. Bentley’s portrait was one of those gifts…a 12″ x 12″ painting from husband to wife showing...
by Hope Lane | Oct 9, 2016 | Blog
Finished Portrait of a German Shepherd Commissioned Portrait of Diesel the German Shepherd. 12″ x 12″ acrylic on archival panel by Hope Lane...
by Hope Lane | Oct 1, 2016 | Blog
German Shepherd Portrait Stage 2 With most of my paintings I like to work in an overall way, roughing in the paint across the whole canvas. So I use a big brush to block in all the paint first. Then I start adding the detail in layers over the first paint layer. Each...