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First Stage of Wolf Painting

First Stage of Wolf Painting

by | Feb 16, 2019 | Blog

First Stage of Wolf Painting I got started by laying down a background tint of raw umber and then transferred my drawing using white transfer paper. Working in oils, I started by roughing in the misty forest background and then went on to placing the first colors in...
Painting Wolves

Painting Wolves

by | Feb 10, 2019 | Blog

Painting Wolves I’m going to show you something a bit different than what you’ve seen before from me. I’ve been working on a series of paintings that feature wolves in them. These paintings aren’t commissions but part of a body of work...
Finished Portrait of Walter, a Rescue

Finished Portrait of Walter, a Rescue

by | Feb 2, 2019 | Blog

Finished Portrait of Walter, a Rescue Walter, a Rescue by Hope Lane. 8″ x 10″Acrylic This is the completed painting of a very special boy named Walter. I had a lot of fun trying to capture his sweet smile. His “grandmom” told me “Walter...
Starting Walter’s Portrait

Starting Walter’s Portrait

by | Jan 13, 2019 | Blog

Starting Walter’s Portrait After all the holiday deadlines, I’ve been taking a little time off from posting. Now I’m recharged and ready to share some of the paintings I’ve been working on. Meet Walter. He is a much beloved dog. Not only do his...
Finished Painting of a Bichon Frise

Finished Painting of a Bichon Frise

by | Dec 8, 2018 | Blog

Finished Painting of a Bichon Frise Toby the Bichon Frise by Hope Lane, 9″ x 12″ acrylic In painting Toby, my challenge was to capture the two distinct textures of his white fur–the soft curly lamb-like quality of his body coat and the top of his...