by Hope Lane | May 30, 2021 | Blog
Pac, A Black Labrador Retriever by Hope Lane, 9″ x 12″ acrylic www.hopelaneart.com The final commissioned painting is a long step from my last photo. You can’t actually see the bright yellow background I first put in, but trust me, it made a...
by Hope Lane | May 22, 2021 | Blog
I started my painting of Pac the Black Lab by switching it up a bit. I laid down a layer of yellow ocher paint as a complementary color (meaning the opposite) to what would be a predominantly blue and green painting. This can add a certain energy and vibrance to a...
by Hope Lane | May 15, 2021 | Blog
This beautiful boy is a black Lab named Pac. I was contacted by a previous client, his “mom”, to create a new painting as a gift. Pac is an outdoor dog who goes hunting with his human, so placing him in his environment was important. Only problem was, the...
by Hope Lane | May 12, 2018 | Blog
Completed Portrait of Tara, the Yellow Lab Tara, A Yellow Labrador Retriever. 11″ x 14″ Acrylic by Hope Lane This is the finished portrait of Tara. I like the way the overall autumn coloring played out in the portrait–I had chosen to go for this...
by Hope Lane | Apr 22, 2018 | Blog
Yellow Lab Painting Early Stages After laying down an undercoat of raw sienna to give an overall sunset golden tone to the painting, I started by roughing in everything with a big brush. Then (because I really like to get the eyes in first), I started to add detail to...