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Sketch for a Painting of Mack

Sketch for a Painting of Mack

by | May 2, 2019 | Blog

Sketch for a Painting of Mack This is the sketch I prepared for a portrait of Mack. He’s a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and is now about 12 years old.  He’s very, very special. His human family just adore him, and he’s so sensitive, he knows...
Completed Painting of a Golden Doodle

Completed Painting of a Golden Doodle

by | Mar 10, 2019 | Blog

Completed Painting of a Golden Doodle Charlie the Golden Doodle by Hope Lane, 8″ x 10″ acrylic on archival panel Don’t you just love that happy smile? It was such fun painting Charlie’s portrait which was commissioned by his...
Starting a painting of Charlie the Golden Doodle

Starting a painting of Charlie the Golden Doodle

by | Mar 2, 2019 | Blog

Starting a painting of Charlie the Golden Doodle I was asked to paint another much beloved “grand-dog”. Charlie is a lovely Golden Doodle with an infectious smile. After a very good first day of painting–this is the initial roughed in stage. It came...
First Stage of Wolf Painting

First Stage of Wolf Painting

by | Feb 16, 2019 | Blog

First Stage of Wolf Painting I got started by laying down a background tint of raw umber and then transferred my drawing using white transfer paper. Working in oils, I started by roughing in the misty forest background and then went on to placing the first colors in...
Painting Wolves

Painting Wolves

by | Feb 10, 2019 | Blog

Painting Wolves I’m going to show you something a bit different than what you’ve seen before from me. I’ve been working on a series of paintings that feature wolves in them. These paintings aren’t commissions but part of a body of work...