by Hope Lane | Nov 17, 2018 | Blog
A Sketch for Toby the Bichon’s Portrait Recently I was asked to do a painting of Toby, a little Bichon Frise who had passed away. I asked for a description of what made him special to his humans. I find that knowing this helps me in the painting process....
by Hope Lane | Nov 11, 2018 | Blog
Little Boy Blue Little Boy Blue, 10″ x 8″, acrylics on panel, $299 with free shipping within the US. Available to the first Cavalier lover who contacts me by email at info@hopelaneart.com or by message on Facebook. I’ve been a poor poster for the...
by Hope Lane | Oct 14, 2018 | Blog
Finished Portrait of Morgan, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Morgan, 5″ x 7″ acrylic by Hope Lane I completed this painting by adjusting the background color to be more of a celadon. And of course, I fine tuned all the furry details. This is just a small...
by Hope Lane | Sep 30, 2018 | Blog
Painting Morgan a Second Time I’ve been painting pet portraits professionally for quite awhile. In fact, I established my Facebook page Hope Lane Pet Portraits, back in 2012 which was when I was first starting out. One of my earliest portraits was of a little...
by Hope Lane | Sep 14, 2018 | Blog
Finished Portrait of Kitty 12″ x 12″ acrylic painting by Hope Lane This is the completed painting of a lovely tuxedo cat named Kitty. It was so much fun to work on this painting. I tend to do many more dog portraits than cat ones–and I enjoy trying...