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Finished Portrait of Three Havanese

Finished Portrait of Three Havanese

Gigi, Elmo and Trubble, 24″ x 18″ Oil by Hope Lane After completing Elmo, I went on the add the other two dogs, black and white Gigi, and little Trubble. I had to combine two photos for Gigi in order to show her white and black top knot. I particularly...
Elmo, The First Little Havanese

Elmo, The First Little Havanese

I started painting the portrait from the middle out. So the first little Havanese I worked on was Elmo, the mainly black pup with some white and gray in his fur. I’m working in oil for this painting and usually this means the overall effect is a bit softer than...
Finished Portrait of Bentley the Chihuahua

Finished Portrait of Bentley the Chihuahua

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....
Detail from a Chihuahua painting

Detail from a Chihuahua painting

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...
Working on a Painting of Bentley

Working on a Painting of Bentley

Sorry for the long delay in posting. It’s the holiday season and I’ve been working to deliver all my commissions in time. This is a midway stage of a portrait of Bentley. Bentley is a very special dog, and this painting was a gift to his human. He is a big...