by Hope Lane | Jul 24, 2021 | Blog
Brenda the Shiba Inu by Hope Lane 18″ x 18″ oil www.hopelaneart.com I had a great time completing this commissioned portrait of Brenda, with her spiffy pink collar and “don’t mess with me” attitude. I was super happy with how this little...
by Hope Lane | Jun 27, 2021 | Blog
Meet Brenda, a sassy little girl who just happens to belong to my niece. This is the first stage of painting for a 18″ x 18″ oil portrait that is a long delayed birthday gift. I started this Shiba Inu portrait by creating a pencil sketch which I transfered...
by Hope Lane | May 22, 2021 | Blog
I started my painting of Pac the Black Lab by switching it up a bit. I laid down a layer of yellow ocher paint as a complementary color (meaning the opposite) to what would be a predominantly blue and green painting. This can add a certain energy and vibrance to a...
by Hope Lane | May 15, 2021 | Blog
This beautiful boy is a black Lab named Pac. I was contacted by a previous client, his “mom”, to create a new painting as a gift. Pac is an outdoor dog who goes hunting with his human, so placing him in his environment was important. Only problem was, the...
by Hope Lane | Apr 17, 2021 | Blog
I was lucky with my painting of Theodore–my first stages of painting came together quickly with a resemblance. You never know if this will happen or not. A lot of paintings start out with the uglies and don’t come together until later on. The trickiest...