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Finished Portrait of Tinker, the Maltese

Finished Portrait of Tinker, the Maltese

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...
Finished Portrait of a Cavalier

Finished Portrait of a Cavalier

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...
Portrait of Katey, a Cavalier

Portrait of Katey, a Cavalier

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...
Sweet Katey, beginning a memorial portrait

Sweet Katey, beginning a memorial portrait

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...
Daisy’s Portrait, the Underpainting

Daisy’s Portrait, the Underpainting

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...