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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...
Finished Havanese Pet Portrait

Finished Havanese Pet Portrait

Finished Havanese Portrait — Remembering Bandit I was asked to paint Bandit as a memorial to “the best little guy ever”. His sweet smile and his braids were especially important to his pet parent. Sometimes as I’m painting I get carried away...
Cockapoo Painting Phase Two

Cockapoo Painting Phase Two

Cockapoo Painting Phase Two   I started the underpainting for Grover’s portrait using a stiff hog bristled brush to try to set up that soft, fluffy quality a cockapoo’s fur has. It was also important that I capture the red-gold sunset lighting that...
Yorkie Portrait Off to a Good Start

Yorkie Portrait Off to a Good Start

Yorkie Portrait Off to a Good Start Sometimes with the little paintings, I get going when I start painting and before I know it, I’ve gone much further than I expected to at one sitting. This is what happened with Mel’s portrait. There’s often a...
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...