by Hope Lane | May 30, 2021 | Blog
Pac, A Black Labrador Retriever by Hope Lane, 9″ x 12″ acrylic www.hopelaneart.com The final commissioned painting is a long step from my last photo. You can’t actually see the bright yellow background I first put in, but trust me, it made a...
by Hope Lane | May 22, 2021 | Blog
I started my painting of Pac the Black Lab by switching it up a bit. I laid down a layer of yellow ocher paint as a complementary color (meaning the opposite) to what would be a predominantly blue and green painting. This can add a certain energy and vibrance to a...
by Hope Lane | May 15, 2021 | Blog
This beautiful boy is a black Lab named Pac. I was contacted by a previous client, his “mom”, to create a new painting as a gift. Pac is an outdoor dog who goes hunting with his human, so placing him in his environment was important. Only problem was, the...
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 30, 2020 | Blog
Ruby and Lu by Hope Lane, acrylic 9″ x 12″ The completed painting of an unusual friendship between a very sweet Goldendoodle and a foundling duckling. You’ll be happy to know that while Ruby’s humans were happy to keep Lu the duck with them,...