by Hope Lane | Feb 5, 2015 | Blog
Stella the Havanese Portrait Begins I was asked to create a small custom pet portrait of Stella, a darling Havanese as a gift. Stella, I was told “had put the light back into” her human’s life after something sad had happened. This commission had...
by Hope Lane | Jan 18, 2015 | Blog
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...
by Hope Lane | Jan 4, 2015 | Blog
Sketch for a Yorkshire Terrier Portrait Mel is a Yorkie, and just five pounds of sweetness, energy and personality. When I saw her photos, I knew she’d fit just right into a small 5″ x 7″ painting. When I first started painting pets–I painted...
by Hope Lane | Dec 4, 2014 | Blog
Mack the Yellow Lab–Beginning to Paint This is my first layer of paint on Mack’s portrait. My goal is to lay in the paint loosely with largish brushes, especially since this is quite a large painting for me (18″ x 24″). For all that his fur is...
by Hope Lane | Nov 30, 2014 | Blog
A Painting for Agape Animal Rescue I was contacted by one of the board members to create a portrait of Mack, the yellow lab, as a gift for their director to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the organization. Mack has a very special meaning for Agape. It was his...