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Finished Portrait of an English Yellow Lab

Finished Portrait of an English Yellow Lab

Finished Portrait of an English Yellow Lab This is the finished custom pet portrait of Pudge, an English Yellow Lab. The final painting was 12″ x 12″ in acrylic on an archival hard panel. I’ll be posting the companion portrait of Daisy next. I was...
Continuing a Portrait of Pudge

Continuing a Portrait of Pudge

Continuing a Portrait of Pudge I roughed in the painting of Pudge using largish, bristle brushes and it very quickly started to fall into place. The fur already feels like the correct texture for a lab mix. Pudge’s coloring seems about right too. Some paintings...
Black Lab Painting Continues

Black Lab Painting Continues

Black Lab Portrait Continues The client selected the sketch of Huck the black lab on a shaggy rug so that we could focus in on his face. The biggest revision was softening and making the colors in the background lighter and less intrusive. I started the painting by...
Lab of Love

Lab of Love

Lab of Love I was asked to create a portrait of a handsome black lab named Huck as a wedding gift. When clients contact me–I always ask for several photos because you never know just which picture will make a good painting. Usually I do 2-3 different sketches...
Finished Painting of a Yellow Lab Rescue Named Mack

Finished Painting of a Yellow Lab Rescue Named Mack

Finished Painting of a Yellow Lab Rescue Named Mack This is the finished portrait of Mack, the Yellow Lab, an 18″ x 24″ acrylic painting by Hope Lane. I’ve been working to catch the texture of his fur in all its different aspects–short and...