Kevin Roeckl
Jan 7, 20221 min read
"Beribboned Hat"
When I began painting my beautiful Doberman Jake in 1991, I had already had a successful gallery career for 15 years, doing human...
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Kevin Roeckl
Dec 29, 20219 min read
Chloe portrait in progress - start to finish
November 11 Starting a portrait of red Doberman Chloe leaping into the Trinity River. It is a birthday gift from Doug Paul to his wife...
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Kevin Roeckl
Dec 21, 20211 min read
Chloe portrait finished!
Finished the portrait of Chloe today. This portrait is a birthday gift from Doug Paul to his wife Cherie. It shows their “crazy redhead”...
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Kevin Roeckl
Nov 2, 20216 min read
Triumph TR3 portrait in progress - start to finish
October 15 Most of my Fans are animal-lovers, but this new portrait I’m starting for Joe Policastro is something very different…it’s a...
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Kevin Roeckl
Oct 31, 20211 min read
Triumph TR3 portrait finished!
Triumph TR3 portrait for Joe Policastro. This is the second car portrait I’ve done. I enjoy doing cars. It’s a nice break from what I...
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Kevin Roeckl
Oct 19, 202115 min read
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, 20219 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20216 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20219 min read
"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, 20212 min read
"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, 202110 min read
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, 20212 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...
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Kevin Roeckl
Mar 14, 20211 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...
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Kevin Roeckl
Mar 1, 20213 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...
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Kevin Roeckl
Mar 1, 20218 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...
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Kevin Roeckl
Mar 1, 20215 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...
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