Raven portrait - more to the story
The portrait arrived in Hawaii! Handsome Raven, 10 years old, with his portrait not yet opened, along with “little sister” Wynter, the...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 24, 20251 min read
Raven portrait finished!
I always love what clients write when we start working together and I ask them to tell me about their loved one. People who say they...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 22, 20252 min read
Raven portrait in progress 10 - Life in a mirror
When I finish a portrait I tape it up on the wall of my studio, stand back and look at it, make an adjustment, stand back and look again,...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 18, 20252 min read
Raven portrait in progress 9 - a symmetrical fade-out
In a previous post I showed how I created a center-line with white chalk pencil (easy to erase later) up the center of Raven’s muzzle, so...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 16, 20251 min read
Raven portrait in progress 8 - Raven has a wrinkly tongue!
Every dog is an individual, even down to the characteristics of their tongue. I noticed in Raven’s reference photo that his tongue has...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 12, 20251 min read
