Chloe portrait in progress 6
I’m adding the amazing turquoise color the rivers have in Humboldt County, in northern California. Fishermen call that color "steelhead...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 29, 20211 min read
Chloe portrait in progress 5
I’ve finished the rocks and cliffs. That took me a couple days longer than I expected it would. As I worked my way along the waterline I...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 26, 20211 min read
Chloe portrait in progress 4
Today I added details to the rock on the left side of the river, and started working my way across the right-side rocks and cliffs,...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 18, 20211 min read
Chloe portrait in progress 3
Now you can see why I did the underpainting. This is a close-up of the upper left corner of the painting, where there is a forested...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 17, 20211 min read
Chloe portrait in progress 2
I masked off the figure of Chloe to add the base color of the river with a smooth watercolor wash. That gives me a nice green base on...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 15, 20212 min read
Chloe portrait in progress 1
Starting a portrait of red Doberman Chloe leaping into the Trinity River, a birthday gift from Doug Paul to his wife Cherie. You probably...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 12, 20211 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...
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 19, 202115 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....
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 19, 20219 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...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 24, 20211 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 21, 20212 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 20, 20212 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 17, 20211 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 16, 20211 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 14, 20211 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 10, 20213 min read
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....
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 9, 20212 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 8, 20211 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 8, 20211 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 4, 20212 min read
