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,...
by Hope Lane | Aug 23, 2020 | Blog
I started my portrait of Ruby and Lu a bit differently than I usually do. I generally start by laying in a rough all-over first layer of paint, and then refining it on additional layers. This time I dove right in and painted Ruby’s head in a fair amount of...
by Hope Lane | Nov 3, 2019 | Blog
Waldo, the Goldendoodle by Hope Lane, 11″ x 14″ acrylic Many, many layers of paint and brushstrokes later, this is the finished painting of Waldo. I’ve sent it off to its new home and I hope it brings the newly married couple I gifted it to, much...