Kevin Roeckl
- Oct 27, 2021
- 1 min
Triumph TR3 portrait in progress 4
I’ve worked my way up the hood, putting in the reflections....working from left to right, as I always do. Lots of complex reflections of...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Oct 22, 2021
- 1 min
Triumph TR3 portrait in progress 3
Putting in the reflections of tree branches on the front piece (the part of the car body just in front of the hood). It always fascinates...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
Triumph TR3 portrait in progress 2
I sent this “in progress” pic to Joe, and he asked, “Well what a great start. I was wondering what magic you had in your box of pencils...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Triumph TR3 portrait in progress 1
Most of my Fans are animal-lovers, but this new portrait I’m starting for Joe Policastro is something very different…it’s a car portrait!...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Oct 19, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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
- Sep 24, 2021
- 1 min
Louie portrait in progress 12
The slats of the lattice behind Louie are similar and repetitious, but they are not all the same. To keep track of which one I’m working...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 21, 2021
- 2 min
Louie portrait in progress 11
Coming into the home stretch on Louie’s portrait. I’m working on the wooden lattice behind Louie. In this photo is a tool you don’t...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 20, 2021
- 2 min
Louie portrait in progress 10
I finished the blanket today. I took this photo in the studio as I was getting down to the last part of the blanket, the lower left of...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 17, 2021
- 1 min
Louie portrait in progress 9
Filling in the squares of the blanket. It’s not going as quickly as I thought it would... I hadn’t really focused on the fact that every...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 16, 2021
- 1 min
Louie portrait in progress 8
I’m putting in the blanket colors. Notice I have yellows and oranges and browns on my “active pencils” sheet of paper and in the swatches...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 14, 2021
- 1 min
Louie portrait in progress 7
Louie is finished and I’ve drawn the outlines of his blanket. You may remember that this will capture the golden morning light of Dean...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 10, 2021
- 3 min
Louie portrait in progress 6
Sometimes these “in progress” posts are photos I take with my phone while working. Other times I scan the artwork to make a jpg. The...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 9, 2021
- 2 min
Louie portrait in progress 5
Today I’m putting in the shapes of Louie’s chest. I start by doing the black/shadowed areas first, to help guide me on the other shapes....
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 8, 2021
- 1 min
Louie portrait in progress 4
Two pictures... I scanned the artwork before I started work this morning, and again when I finished. Continuing work on Louie’s...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 8, 2021
- 1 min
Louie portrait in progress 3
Putting Louie’s body in, working down from the neck. These four photos taken in the studio show the progression as I'm working. There is...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
Louie portrait in progress 2
This picture shows what Louie’s portrait looked like when I started work in the studio this morning. When I quit work yesterday I had...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 30, 2021
- 2 min
Louie portrait in progress 1
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 (Louie is...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 25, 2021
- 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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