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Painting a Dog and a Duck

Painting a Dog and a Duck

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...
Completed Painting of A Havanese

Completed Painting of A Havanese

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...
First Stage Painting for a Havanese Portrait

First Stage Painting for a Havanese Portrait

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...
Starting a Portrait of Ember the Havanese

Starting a Portrait of Ember the Havanese

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...
Portrait of Thai Completed

Portrait of Thai Completed

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...