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...
Kevin Roeckl
May 27, 20232 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
May 17, 20231 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
May 15, 20231 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
May 8, 20231 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
May 6, 20231 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
May 6, 20231 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
May 4, 20231 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 26, 202314 min read
Nadia portrait finished!
This portrait features Grand Champion, Top Twenty Doberman "Nadia", GCHS CH Belz Catch My Breath WAC with professional handler Hernan...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 21, 20231 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 7, 20232 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 6, 20231 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 1, 20232 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 27, 20231 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 21, 20231 min read
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.
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 16, 20231 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 13, 20232 min read
Nadia portrait in progress 7
There are a lot of shapes in a Doberman’s coat. In this picture you can see my sketch lines on Nadia’s body. All those strange,...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 9, 20232 min read
Nadia portrait in progress 6
Working on stacked-Nadia’s face. Now you can start to see my strategy of keeping the other figures pale and lighter than normal, with...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 3, 20231 min read
Nadia portrait in progress 5
Hernan’s elegant white tuxedo finished. Like the upper left Nadia figure, I’m making Hernan paler and lighter than normal. The black...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 2, 20231 min read
