by Hope Lane | Oct 7, 2018 | Blog
Halfway Through a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Portrait I’m about halfway through Morgan’s portrait. Nearly all of my paintings go through a dark and harsh stage on their way to completion. I paint dark to light–so they get lighter and lighter as I...
by Hope Lane | Sep 30, 2018 | Blog
Painting Morgan a Second Time I’ve been painting pet portraits professionally for quite awhile. In fact, I established my Facebook page Hope Lane Pet Portraits, back in 2012 which was when I was first starting out. One of my earliest portraits was of a little...
by Hope Lane | Aug 12, 2018 | Blog
Midway Through Tuxedo Cat Painting I’ve completed laying in the first layer of paint on Kitty’s portrait, and am starting into the detail work. Of course I started with the eyes and am working my way out from them. Cat eyes are so incredible to...
by Hope Lane | Aug 4, 2018 | Blog
Sketch for Kitty’s Portrait I was asked to create a painting as a gift to remember Kitty, a beloved tuxedo cat who is no longer with us. While I’ve painted quite a few cats, I’ve painted far more dogs, so I always find it interesting how different...
by Hope Lane | Jul 13, 2018 | Blog
Finished Painting of Kona the Standard Poodle 8″ x 8″ acrylic by Hope Lane Kona’s portrait came together smoothly. I needed to be cautious with balancing the subtle colors in her fur as she had warmer tones in her ears and was a bit more grey in the...