by Hope Lane | Mar 18, 2018 | Blog
Completed Portrait of Shanti the Pekingese This is the finished painting of Shanti. I always take photos of my work for my records and for self promotion. This turned out to be a lucky thing as the original painting was lost after it was delivered to the client. The...
by Hope Lane | Mar 4, 2018 | Blog
Working on Shanti the Pekingese This portrait is of little Shanti, who was much loved by her human who described her this way. “She was so patient. So gentle. So loving. Such a clown.” There are times when I’m painting that I forget to take photos of...
by Hope Lane | Feb 16, 2018 | Blog
Candy the Havanese Finished Pet Portrait This is the completed painting of Candy. This turned out to be an almost mirror image of the original sketch which is not always the case. Sometimes things change as the painting moves along,but not this time. I love how the...
by Hope Lane | Jan 27, 2018 | Blog
Finished Painting of Tucker the German Shepherd Portrait of Tucker–30″ x 24″ acrylic on archival panel by Hope Lane By the time that I completed the painting, sadly Tucker had crossed the rainbow bridge. It wasn’t unexpected due to his ALS. I...
by Hope Lane | Jan 20, 2018 | Blog
German Shepherd Painting at the Rough Underpainting Stage I started this painting by brushing a thin layer of raw sienna across the entire panel to give a subtle under glow similar to the photo which was probably taken late in the afternoon. This helps to unify the...