by Hope Lane | Nov 3, 2019 | Blog
Waldo, the Goldendoodle by Hope Lane, 11″ x 14″ acrylic Many, many layers of paint and brushstrokes later, this is the finished painting of Waldo. I’ve sent it off to its new home and I hope it brings the newly married couple I gifted it to, much...
by Hope Lane | Oct 5, 2019 | Blog
Finished Painting of a White Kitten White Kitten and Lilacs by Hope Lane, 14″ x 11″ oil I had a wonderful time completing the painting and working to get just the right softness on this sweet kitty. And oh those eyes! I’ve been working in oils this...
by Hope Lane | Sep 22, 2019 | Blog
White Cat Painting Takes Shape In my last post, I showed you a very early stage of my process that I typically don’t share, but thought you might find interesting. Now that I’ve covered the whole canvas with some paint, this is the point I generally start...
by Hope Lane | Sep 8, 2019 | Blog
How a Painting of a White Cat Starts I thought it might be interesting to show the very earliest stage of one of my paintings–and it isn’t pretty. The inset shows my initial color sketch. I begin most of my paintings by laying down a solid color in...
by Hope Lane | Aug 18, 2019 | Blog
A Portrait of Lucy This sweet girl with the very mischievous look in her eye is Lucy the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. This is the basic rough in I did of her sitting on her leather chair....