by Hope Lane | Jun 10, 2018 | Blog
Completed Painting of Pepe, the Chihuahua Pepe, 10″ x 8″ Acrylic by Hope Lane The finished portrait of sweet little Pepe. I had a lot of fun painting this–from his big eyes looking up at you to the shag carpeting he’s resting on. Thank you to...
by Hope Lane | Jun 2, 2018 | Blog
Chihuahua Painting Moving Along I’ve completed a full rough in of Pepe’s portrait and my panel is fully covered with paint. I’ve started to add the details to his little face which is coming along pretty well. He’s lying on a soft blue shaggy...
by Hope Lane | May 26, 2018 | Blog
Pepe the Chihuahua, a Second Time Back in 2013, I painted little Pepe, a long-haired Chihuahua, as the result of a donated painting I made to a Pet Rescue group that year. Recently I was asked to paint a new portrait of Pepe who is “feisty, though sweet, comical...
by Hope Lane | Apr 22, 2018 | Blog
Yellow Lab Painting Early Stages After laying down an undercoat of raw sienna to give an overall sunset golden tone to the painting, I started by roughing in everything with a big brush. Then (because I really like to get the eyes in first), I started to add detail to...
by Hope Lane | Apr 19, 2018 | Blog
Painting a Portrait From Multiple Photos Tara was a sweet Lab, and a devoted hunting companion for her humans. I was asked to paint her a few weeks after she had passed away. The idea was to paint Tara in an environment that spoke to her love of duck hunting. But the...