Autumn - "The Tryst"
š Fall is my favorite season. š In honor of Autumn, Iām going to be sharing autumn artworks from my entire 40 year career, over the...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 29, 20241 min read
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Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Motherās Day to all the beautiful mothers. If you are a mother, this means ā¤ļøĀ YOU ā¤ļø āMother's Garden" Prismacolor pencil on...
Kevin Roeckl
May 12, 20241 min read
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My Holiday Wish for you
Due to technical difficulties I was not able to publish this before Christmas! But it's just as relevant for a New Year's wish. My...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 27, 20231 min read
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"Peace On Earth"
In the 1990s I created a set of 4 pen-and-ink Christmas card designs, using my beautiful Doberman Jake as a model. I printed them on card...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 21, 20231 min read
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An amazing resemblance
Ashley Skura shared a beautiful photo of her Dobergirl in a Doberman Group on Facebook when someone asked for examples of beautiful Dobe...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 18, 20231 min read
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The view from my art studio
My pencils, my trusty pencil sharpener, and wild rhodies blooming outside the window. I am not a gardener (although I love gardens). And...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 22, 20231 min read
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Happy Summer Solstice
Happy First Day of Summer! This artwork is a portrait of Doberman āPartyā that I created for Emily M. in 2020. Several flower species...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 21, 20232 min read
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Happy Father's Day!
To āDog Dadsā and āCat Dadsā too! Thank you to all the Dads out there, for being who you are. I thought you might like to see the photo...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 17, 20231 min read
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Happy Easter!
After a busy Spring morning searching for Easter eggs, a little girl settles down to a Sunday afternoon tea party with her teddy bears....
Kevin Roeckl
Apr 8, 20231 min read
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My Custom Christmas cards - 12 favorites
From 2000 to 2009 I created custom Christmas cards for clients from their own photos of their pets, with Photoshop. For the 12 days of...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 22, 20223 min read
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"Pretty Paper" Holiday project
I first made this fun āHoliday wrapping paperā project when I was 10 years old, and I love it so much Iāve done it every year since. I...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 6, 20221 min read
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My studio window in the Fall
We donāt get much autumn color here on the Oregon coast...it doesnāt get cold enough. But there is a blueberry bush outside my studio...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 11, 20221 min read
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A trusty old friend
Many years ago, when I when I was a young gallery artist (early 20ās) I made this holder for my colored pencils - divided by color and...
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 16, 20221 min read
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Happy Valentine's Day!
This painting, "From The Heart", is one of a series of angel paintings I created in the 1990's. The paintings were licensed by giftware...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 14, 20221 min read
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Louie portrait in progress 6
Sometimes these āin progressā posts are photos I take with my phone while working. Other times I scan the artwork to make a jpg. The...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 10, 20213 min read
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Doberman Puppies Coloring book
Last week I was contacted and asked for permission to use 3 pages from my Doberman Puppies Coloring Book for AKCās āMeet the Breedsā...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 17, 20211 min read
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Studio Tour: A very old box of colored pencils
Iāve been working on a portrait that will be given as a surprise gift so I canāt show it to you yet. So in the meantime Iām going to...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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How to paint realistic eyes
People are so fascinated with how realistic eyes can look in artwork, I thought Iād share what makes them look so shiny and...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 21, 20212 min read
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Happy 4th of July!
This original artwork "American Bears" was made with Prismacolor pencils on orange Canson paper. Here's the story behind "American...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 5, 20212 min read
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Happy Father's Day!
And that includes ādog Dadsā and ācat Dadsā too! Whether you have four legs or two, there is nothing like the love of a father. Thank you...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 20, 20211 min read
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