Storm portrait in progress 7
Two days ago: this is how the portrait looked when I finished work in the studio for the day. All that’s left to do is Storm’s chest and...
Kevin Roeckl
Apr 5, 20211 min read
Storm portrait in progress 6
This is how Storm's portrait looked when I finished work in the studio for the day. Just love that pink tongue! The first bit of pink...
Kevin Roeckl
Apr 3, 20211 min read
Storm portrait in progress 5
The shadowed side of Storm’s muzzle shows how I put in the strokes of fur on the grey paper. Zoom in if you are on a small screen. If you...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 29, 20211 min read
Storm portrait in progress 4
Cathy really wants to capture Storm’s sweet personality in this portrait. What makes a kind eye? What puts kindness in an eye? I was...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Storm portrait in progress 3
THE EYE OF THE STORM: The challenge of Storm’s right eye. I paused my work in the studio for 3 days to address Storm's unusual right eye...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 26, 20212 min read
Storm portrait in progress 2
As usual, I start with the ears. Since I'm right-handed, I almost always start in the upper left and work down, so I don’t drag my hand...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 23, 20211 min read
Storm portrait in progress 1
Often my portrait clients are surprised how much is involved before I even touch a pencil to paper in the studio. This album describes...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 19, 20214 min read
Luca portrait in progress - start to finish
March 4 The past couple weeks I’ve been sharing a “Little Jewel” portrait. This is another portrait type I do, called a Grisaille...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 13, 20212 min read
Luca portrait finished
Luca’s portrait is a Grisaille (single-color portrait) with a “surprise” in it: that one spot of color for Luca’s eye. It was done with...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 13, 20211 min read
Luca portrait in progress 2
Here is the surprise that is in this portrait. This is a Grisaille - a single-color portrait - black, white, and grey. That is what the...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 5, 20211 min read
Luca portrait in progress 1
The past couple weeks I’ve been sharing a “Little Jewel” portrait. This is another portrait type I do, called a Grisaille (pronounced...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Phoenix & Luxx portrait in progress - start to finish
January 20 Leah Hamaluk has commissioned me to do a portrait of her Dobergirls Phoenix and Luxx, a mother and daughter. I begin a...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Carly portrait in progress - start to finish
January 6 I’ve started a Head Study of Carly, beloved Service Dog of Phyllis Zaretzky. After discussing the photos Phyllis has, we...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 1, 20218 min read
Gwen & Kent portrait in progress - start to finish
I’m starting on a portrait of a Doberman show dog and professional handler Gwen DeMilta. It was commissioned as a surprise gift for Gwen...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 1, 20215 min read
Phoenix and Luxx portrait finished
Finished the portrait of Leah Hamaluk's girls, Phoenix and Luxx, a mother and daughter. From a photo by Leah, an amazing shot where she...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 19, 20211 min read
Phoenix and Luxx portrait in progress 3
Today’s work in the studio, with Leah's reference photo in front of me on the monitor while I'm working. When a portrait is finished I...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Phoenix and Luxx portrait in progress 2
In the last post you saw the 9 gorgeous photos Leah Hamaluk sent for a portrait of her girls… A decision was made to use the shot of...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Phoenix and Luxx portrait in progress 1
Leah Hamaluk has commissioned me to do a portrait of her Dobergirls Phoenix and Luxx, a mother and daughter. I begin a portrait by asking...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Carly portrait - Custom Notecards
The final steps of a portrait... When the portrait is finished and the client approves it, the job is not finished by any means. I mount...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 2, 20212 min read
Carly portrait finished!
When I sent pictures of the finished portrait to Phyllis for her final approval, she wrote: “Kevin, you did such a fantastic job...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 30, 20211 min read
