by Hope Lane | Dec 20, 2017 | Blog
Dog Smiles and Beagle Memories It’s always busy right around the holidays for a pet portrait artist–and I’ve been slow to post because I’ve been getting my holiday work out the door. I’ve shipped off the final painting so now I can take a...
by Hope Lane | Oct 22, 2017 | Blog
Working on an Aussiepoo Portrait My painting of Kendall the Aussiepoo is pretty far along, especially in the white areas of fur. There’s still most of the background to complete though. I also want to let you know I’ve just started posting on Instagram....
by Hope Lane | Apr 28, 2017 | Blog
Painting A Black Dog From A Dark Photo I was asked to create a portrait of Bella, a medium-size black lab mix. The painting shown is my first stage rough underpainting. One of the challenges (as it is with any black animal) is that in the reference photos, a lot of...
by Hope Lane | Apr 7, 2017 | Blog
A Pair of Pet Portraits Sometimes I get commissioned to do multiple paintings at one time with the intent that they will hang together. This brings a specific set of concerns to the planning process for the art. The size of the surface and the painting’s colors...
by Hope Lane | Oct 9, 2016 | Blog
Finished Portrait of a German Shepherd Commissioned Portrait of Diesel the German Shepherd. 12″ x 12″ acrylic on archival panel by Hope Lane...