by Hope Lane | Jun 16, 2019 | Blog
A Special Painting For A Father A few years ago, I painted a portrait for a family that comes to mind this Fathers Day. It was a gift from three children to their father, who’s beloved German Shepherd had just been diagnosed with ALS and would soon be gone. The...
by Hope Lane | Dec 8, 2018 | Blog
Finished Painting of a Bichon Frise Toby the Bichon Frise by Hope Lane, 9″ x 12″ acrylic In painting Toby, my challenge was to capture the two distinct textures of his white fur–the soft curly lamb-like quality of his body coat and the top of his...
by Hope Lane | Nov 17, 2018 | Blog
A Sketch for Toby the Bichon’s Portrait Recently I was asked to do a painting of Toby, a little Bichon Frise who had passed away. I asked for a description of what made him special to his humans. I find that knowing this helps me in the painting process....
by Hope Lane | Sep 14, 2018 | Blog
Finished Portrait of Kitty 12″ x 12″ acrylic painting by Hope Lane This is the completed painting of a lovely tuxedo cat named Kitty. It was so much fun to work on this painting. I tend to do many more dog portraits than cat ones–and I enjoy trying...
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...