Kevin Roeckl
- Oct 19
- 15 min
Louie portrait in progress - start to finish
August 23 I’ve started a new portrait for Dean Jalava. It’s been a long process to decide among the thousands of photos Dean has of Louie...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Oct 19
- 9 min
Moto and Candy portrait in progress - start to finish
July 28 As always, I start with the ears. This will be a double head-study of Candy (black girl) and Moto (red boy) for James Barron....
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 28
- 3 min
Louie portrait finished!
Finished portrait of Louie for Dean Jalava. Louie is still alive and well at age 9. After Dean got on my portrait waiting list, we talked...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 25
- 2 min
Moto and Candy portrait finished!
I finished the double head-study portrait of Moto and Candy for James Barron. GCHB. Marienburg's Arm Candy GCH. Caryola's Major Dickason...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jun 29
- 1 min
Ted and Lovi portrait
I was going through my archives pulling out examples of my "Little Jewel" portraits for a page on my website, and I came across this...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jun 24
- 6 min
Tanner portrait in progress - start to finish
June 2 Started a new portrait of Tanner, an orange cat, for loving owner Tammie Wolf. First I created a detailed sketch on a very special...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jun 19
- 1 min
Tanner portrait finished!
Finished portrait of Tanner for Tammie Wolf. Tanner is a 3 year old rescue who loves to curl up and sleep with his big brother Doberman,...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jun 4
- 9 min
"Mini" portrait in progress - start to finish
April 20 Started a portrait of Mini, a beautiful black cat with gold eyes, for Emily Moren, DVM. Emily wants the portrait to include...
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Kevin Roeckl
- May 28
- 2 min
"Mini" portrait finished!
Today I finished the portrait of Mini, beloved cat of Emily Moren, DVM. She is surrounded by hellebores, the flower that was planted in...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Apr 10
- 10 min
Storm portrait in progress - start to finish
March 10 Often my portrait clients are surprised how much is involved before I even touch a pencil to paper in the studio. This album...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 14
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 14
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 1
- 3 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 1
- 8 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 1
- 5 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Feb 19
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 31
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 19
- 2 min
"Gwen & Kent" portrait finished!
A big thank-you to photographer Gay Glazbrook for a great reference photo to work from. In the original photo there were five tall, thin,...
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