by Hope Lane | Jun 14, 2020 | Blog
I started my painting of Thai believing he was far whiter than he really was. Upon viewing the first photo of my earlier stage, the client told me that, in fact, Thai tended to be more apricot in his fur with some gray on his ears. The client photos that I work from...
by Hope Lane | Jun 7, 2020 | Blog
This little cutie is a Havanese named Thai. Thai’s portrait is the result of a donation I made to the Stella Fund, which supports pet rescue. I typically donate two or three small paintings a year to auction off in order to help animals in some way. This is a...
by Hope Lane | Mar 29, 2020 | Blog
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...
by Hope Lane | Mar 22, 2020 | Blog
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...
by Hope Lane | Feb 23, 2020 | Blog
Once upon a time there were three little Havanese, Elmo, Gigi and Trubble. Elmo is a big boy and the “Number One Good Dog”…and supervisor of his little sisters. Gigi the big sister, is the smartest girl at her agility school and little Trubble is the...