Kevin Roeckl
Jul 13, 20231 min
Odie portrait in progress 1 - gathering the photos
My next portrait is Odin (“Odie man”) for Robin B. As Robin was gathering photos and sending them to me, she kept saying, “His face melts...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jun 22, 20232 min
Happy Summer Solstice
Happy First Day of Summer! This artwork is a portrait of Doberman “Party” that I created for Emily M. in 2020. Several flower species...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jun 17, 20231 min
Happy Father's Day!
To “Dog Dads” and “Cat Dads” too! Thank you to all the Dads out there, for being who you are. I thought you might like to see the photo...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 27, 20232 min
Oliver portrait in progress - start to finish
May 2 Making a good start on a new Doberman portrait, for Carolyn M., Gloria K, and Tammy C. This is the 9th portrait I’ve done for this...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 18, 20231 min
A Blast from the Past
Well-known Doberman photographer Cheri McNealy, who brought my artwork to the attention of the Doberman community in 1991, recently...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 15, 20231 min
Oliver portrait finished!
When I sent a jpg of the finished portrait to the clients for final approval, Carolyn wrote: “Beautiful!!! That’s our boy! Makes me miss...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 8, 20231 min
Oliver portrait in progress 4
Oliver’s head is finished and working my way down his neck. Next, his plaid bow-tie! Prismacolor pencil on grey Canson paper, 18 x 23...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 7, 20231 min
Oliver portrait in progress 3
Working on the rust-colored area of Oliver’s face. Nose and lips finished. These are all the pencil colors I’m using. Prismacolor pencil...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 6, 20231 min
Oliver portrait in progress 2
Working on Oliver’s eye. The next 4 pics are close-ups showing the progression of how the eye was developed. 1 The eye in progress... My...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 4, 20231 min
Oliver portrait in progress 1
Making a good start on a new Doberman portrait, for Carolyn M., Gloria K, and Tammy C. This is the 9th portrait I’ve done for this...
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Kevin Roeckl
Mar 26, 202314 min
Nadia portrait in progress - start to finish
January 20 Starting a new portrait, for Katherine Belzowski, of her Grand Champion, Top Twenty Doberman “Nadia”. GCHS CH Belz Catch My...
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Kevin Roeckl
Mar 22, 20231 min
Nadia portrait finished!
This portrait features Grand Champion, Top Twenty Doberman "Nadia", GCHS CH Belz Catch My Breath WAC with professional handler Hernan...
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Kevin Roeckl
Mar 7, 20232 min
Nadia portrait in progress 15
Yesterday I shared the pic of Nadia holding her dish, the fifth and final figure in Nadia‘s portrait. But the portrait is not finished...
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Kevin Roeckl
Mar 7, 20231 min
Nadia portrait in progress 14
I’ve completed the final figure on Nadia’s portrait: Nadia holding her dish. But the portrait is not finished yet. I still need to put...
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Kevin Roeckl
Mar 2, 20232 min
Nadia portrait in progress 13
Now you can see how there is a diagonal row of pale figures. Julianna was pastel colors already (except she had a darker dress which I...
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Kevin Roeckl
Feb 28, 20231 min
Nadia portrait in progress 12
Julianna and her Junior Handler ribbon are finished. In the original photo Julianna was wearing a dress made from blue, black, and white...
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Kevin Roeckl
Feb 21, 20232 min
Nadia portrait in progress 10
Do you want to know how I get the colors so accurate doing human skin? To get accurate skin tones I have to know exactly what colors I’m...
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Kevin Roeckl
Feb 21, 20231 min
Nadia portrait in progress 11
Julianna’s face is finished. Building up the layers of color little by little.... Human skin is a very challenging thing to do with...
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Kevin Roeckl
Feb 17, 20231 min
Nadia portrait in progress 9
I finished Hernan’s tuxedo trousers and the top of the podium Nadia is standing on. Now I’m starting on Julianna. First, her hair.
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Kevin Roeckl
Feb 14, 20232 min
Nadia portrait in progress 8
See that darker square behind Nadia’s front feet? Canson, the company that makes this beautiful art paper, started putting bar-code...
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