by Hope Lane | Jun 3, 2016 | Blog
Daisy’s Portrait, the Underpainting This is the first layer of paint as I start on Daisy’s portrait. My goal at this point, is to capture the feeling of volume in the form by defining areas of dark, light and midtone. I also try to establish the local...
by Hope Lane | May 30, 2016 | Blog
Portrait of Daisy, a rescue dog The painting I last posted about–Pudge’s portrait was part of a set given as a gift. Daisy was the companion dog portrait that I painted. This is the sketch for her portrait. In order to keep both paintings...
by Hope Lane | Dec 20, 2014 | Blog
Finished Painting of a Yellow Lab Rescue Named Mack This is the finished portrait of Mack, the Yellow Lab, an 18″ x 24″ acrylic painting by Hope Lane. I’ve been working to catch the texture of his fur in all its different aspects–short and...
by Hope Lane | Dec 14, 2014 | Blog
Yellow Lab Painting Continues At this stage on my portrait of the yellow lab Mack, I’m softening my color transitions so it looks less harsh and more realistic. And even though the placement matched the photograph, I’ve adjusted Mack’s nose so it...
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...