by Hope Lane | Aug 1, 2021 | Blog
Grover the Cockapoo, 8″ x 10″ acrylic by Hope Lane www.hopelaneart.com During the dog days of summer, my thoughts turn to, well, dogs. I did this painting of Grover the Cockapoo several years ago and thought I’d reshare it. I loved trying to catch...
by Hope Lane | Dec 3, 2020 | Blog
© Ringo the Havanese, 8″ x 10″ acrylic by Hope Lane, www.hopelaneart.com This is the finished painting of Ringo. Doesn’t he look dapper with his little blue bandana? It was great fun painting his black and white fur. And oh, those eyebrows. I’m...
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 | Feb 16, 2020 | Blog
Bentley, 8″ x 10″ Acrylic Painting by Hope Lane This is the completed painting of Bentley the Chihuahua, a small dog with a huge personality. I really loved painting his large expressive eyes and wonderful large ears....
by Hope Lane | Dec 29, 2019 | Blog
One of my very favorite things to paint are eyes–and a Chihuahua has wonderful large eyes that are somewhat prominent and round. That means they have lots of reflected light–and if a painting doesn’t imply that, then the eyes just won’t be...