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Yellow Lab Painting Early Stages

Yellow Lab Painting Early Stages

by | 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...
Finished Portrait of Scarlett

Finished Portrait of Scarlett

by | Apr 1, 2018 | Blog

Finished Portrait of Scarlett Scarlett, 5″ x 7″ acrylic by Hope Lane This was the completed painting of Scarlett–it developed rather quickly so I didn’t have a chance to photograph it at the early stages. My photographic reference was fairly...
Remembering Scarlett

Remembering Scarlett

by | Mar 23, 2018 | Blog

Remembering Scarlett The original sketch for approval. I wanted to post about this portrait for quite awhile–I originally painted it while I was mid-renovation, and as you can imagine, life was just a bit out of control then. When I first heard about Scarlett,...
Completed Portrait of Shanti the Pekingese

Completed Portrait of Shanti the Pekingese

by | Mar 18, 2018 | Blog

Completed Portrait of Shanti the Pekingese This is the finished painting of Shanti. I always take photos of my work for my records and for self promotion. This turned out to be a lucky thing as the original painting was lost after it was delivered to the client. The...
Working on Shanti the Pekingese

Working on Shanti the Pekingese

by | Mar 4, 2018 | Blog

Working on Shanti the Pekingese This portrait is of little Shanti, who was much loved by her human who described her this way. “She was so patient. So gentle. So loving. Such a clown.” There are times when I’m painting that I forget to take photos of...