by Hope Lane | Oct 20, 2014 | Blog
Adding Details to a Cavalier Painting Even though my new puppy is totally adorable–I am, in fact, getting work done too. This portrait of two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels has had quite a bit more painting done to it in this photo. You can see that through a...
by Hope Lane | Sep 20, 2014 | Blog
Finished Portrait of a Chocolate Lab This is the finished painting of Bear, the Chocolate Labrador Retriever. I really enjoyed the challenge of placing him in autumn landscape. When a painting is larger like this one, 24″ x 18″, it allows a greater focus...
by Hope Lane | Sep 14, 2014 | Blog
Chocolate Lab Painting In Progress I’ve been working on Bear, the dog in the painting by getting the darks and lights in place. His coat color is very uniform so the trick is to suggest the shape of his body without altering the color of his fur. Although his...
by Hope Lane | Aug 18, 2014 | Blog
Wedding Gift Painting of a Chocolate Lab I was commissioned to create a painting as a very special wedding gift. Bear is a handsome chocolate lab, and this painting was going to be quite large–24″ x 18″. As you can see, the original photo was a good...
by Hope Lane | Aug 10, 2014 | Blog
Finished Portrait of Roscoe the Jack Russell Terrier I’ve completed my painting of Roscoe, fine-tuning all the detail into his fur, his eyes and his collar. He’s such a handsome boy. When I showed his painting to his “mom”, she noticed how...