by Hope Lane | May 2, 2021 | Blog
Theodore, 8″ x 8″ Acrylic by Hope Lane After turning to my tiniest brushes, I finished this little painting of Theodore, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. When I run a contest to give away a painting, I never quite know what my winner will look like....
by Hope Lane | Apr 17, 2021 | Blog
I was lucky with my painting of Theodore–my first stages of painting came together quickly with a resemblance. You never know if this will happen or not. A lot of paintings start out with the uglies and don’t come together until later on. The trickiest...
by Hope Lane | Apr 11, 2021 | Blog
Meet cute little Theodore, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. His photo was the winner of my free portrait photo contest earlier this year. He loves to go outside–and his humans joke “that he is the world’s tiniest hunting dog because he races out the...
by Hope Lane | Jan 2, 2021 | Blog
Congratulations to Donna Phillips and Theodore for winning the a Pet Portrait from Hope Lane Art. The contest was very successful. We had over 80 entries submitted of some pretty adorable pets. But sadly only one could win. The winner was chosen by a random drawing...
by Hope Lane | Nov 1, 2020 | Blog
This is the first stage of a recent painting of a Havanese. I was asked to create a portrait of a very special Grand-dog named Ringo by one of my friends. He lives in NYC with his family, and is loved by them all. The painting will be an 8″ x 10″. This was...