by Hope Lane | Sep 4, 2016 | Blog
Finished Portrait of Tinker, the Maltese Tinker the Maltese, 8″ x 10″ acrylic by Hope Lane www.hopelaneart.com I painted this portrait of Tinker after a rather long break from painting. We renovated our new home this year, and for several months, we became...
by Hope Lane | Aug 22, 2016 | Blog
Finished Portrait of a Cavalier This is the finished memorial painting of Katey, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Many of my clients come to me when a pet they have loved has passed on. As a pet “parent” myself, I have loved and lost my own dogs, and...
by Hope Lane | Aug 14, 2016 | Blog
Portrait of Katey, a Cavalier I completed the underpainting and went on to start layering in the strokes that create the fur. Coats on different animals and breeds vary enormously. The artist needs to use different types of brush strokes to capture their many...
by Hope Lane | Jul 25, 2016 | Blog
Sweet Katey, beginning a memorial portrait I began this painting of Katey, a lovely little Cavalier who crossed the rainbow bridge, quite a while ago. I was looking over my past work and realized that this turned out to be a favorite painting–but that I never...
by Hope Lane | Jun 3, 2016 | Blog
Daisy’s Portrait, the Underpainting This is the first layer of paint as I start on Daisy’s portrait. My goal at this point, is to capture the feeling of volume in the form by defining areas of dark, light and midtone. I also try to establish the local...