by Hope Lane | Sep 8, 2019 | Blog
How a Painting of a White Cat Starts I thought it might be interesting to show the very earliest stage of one of my paintings–and it isn’t pretty. The inset shows my initial color sketch. I begin most of my paintings by laying down a solid color in...
by Hope Lane | Aug 25, 2019 | Blog
Finished Painting of a Cavalier Lucy the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel by Hope Lane, 12″ x 12″ acrylic This is the completed painting of Lucy with that little sparkle in her eye! Don’t you just love that “I want to play” look? Things are...
by Hope Lane | Aug 18, 2019 | Blog
A Portrait of Lucy This sweet girl with the very mischievous look in her eye is Lucy the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. This is the basic rough in I did of her sitting on her leather chair....
by Hope Lane | Aug 11, 2019 | Blog
Ella the Yorkie Painting Finished Ella, A Yorkshire Terrier, 8″ x 10″ acrylic by Hope Lane This is the completed painting of Ella in her pink rain jacket. Yorkies are an interesting dog breed to paint as they vary a lot–I’ve done at least four,...
by Hope Lane | Aug 4, 2019 | Blog
Portrait of a Yorkshire Terrier This month has proven that I’m definitely in the wind up to the holidays, with quite a few commissions coming in. From this point on, I’ll get busier and busier until after Christmas. I’m also involved working on a...