by Hope Lane | May 21, 2014 | Blog
The Finished Portrait of Jeffrey This is the finished painting of Jeffrey, a little Chihuahua mix rescue. His guardians were very happy with how their custom pet portrait turned out but even better, they’ve adopted a little chihuahua sister for Jeffrey. The two...
by Hope Lane | Apr 29, 2014 | Blog
The Finished Painting This is the finished memorial portrait of Ruby the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Posting this has turned out to have special meaning for me–as I lost my own little dog of 16 years this week. Knowing what losing a beloved pet feels...
by Hope Lane | Jul 24, 2012 | Blog
I’ve been working more on Kirby and adding quite a bit of detail with that teeny teeny brush. I’m finally getting his big soft eyes. Kirby’s fur is a bit different than many Havies–he has quite a lot of curl, making it more poodle-like in...
by Hope Lane | Jul 22, 2012 | Blog
I’m continuing to work on my painting of Kirby, and this is a shot of the rough color stage. The idea is to loosely paint in the tones overall, then continue in later stages to adjust color and add more and more detail....
by Hope Lane | Jul 20, 2012 | Blog
After painting pets for other people, I’m finally painting my own dog Kirby, who is a Havanese. For me, it’s a lot harder to paint people and pets, I actually know and love. But as Kirby’s getting older, I want to paint him now. I paint a lot of...