"Autumn River" (print available)
In honor of Fall, I’d like to share my watercolor, “Autumn River”. The original painting was displayed at the 1992 Doberman Pinscher Club...
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 3, 20221 min read
Remmy portrait finished!
Remmy came into Walt and Frann’s life at the age of 8, a rescue who had lived a very hard life. It took months of patience and dedication...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 30, 20222 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 23
I’m at the final stage of Remmy’s portrait, where I tape it up on the wall of my studio and stand back to see if anything needs to be...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 23, 20222 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 22
Yesterday’s work and today’s.... Adding the grass under lower-right Remmy. It’s slow going since I can only work short periods of time....
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 21, 20221 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 21
I'm adding the grass under the two lower Remmys. “Red-ball Remmy” (in the lower left corner) is finished. The patch of grass under...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 17, 20221 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 20
You may remember the portrait of Remmy I was working on through Feb and March. After an injury in March I had to close down my studio...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 15, 20221 min read
Portrait of Jake
In March I had a serious injury and I haven’t been able to work for several months. See my July 16 post So I thought I would start...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 18, 20222 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 19
My studio has been closed for 3 months. I’ve been sharing progress on Remmy’s portrait with you since February. So I will also share...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 16, 20222 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 18
All that’s left to do is the river surface, which comprises most of the background of the 5 Remmys. The pics in this post were taken in...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 27, 20222 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 17
All 6 Remmys - including his reflection - are in. Next I start on the river surface. After seeing the recent "in progress" pictures,...
Kevin Roeckl
May 25, 20222 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 16
The lower-right Remmy (the last one of 6) is finished. If you saw my previous posts, you know that this standing Remmy was from Walt’s...
Kevin Roeckl
May 24, 20221 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 15
Working on the 6th and final Remmy, in the lower right. Walt wanted to include a full-body pic of Remmy standing, somewhere in the...
Kevin Roeckl
May 22, 20221 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 14
I worked on “Mona Lisa Remmy’s” reflection for several days. These pictures show the progress. Day 1 The reflection of “Mona Lisa Remmy”...
Kevin Roeckl
May 14, 20223 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 13
The last post showed pics taken in the studio with my phone while I was working. But a phone camera doesn’t capture artwork very well....
Kevin Roeckl
May 9, 20223 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 12
I’ve been laid up with health problems for several weeks so am behind on sharing Remmy’s portrait. Working on the 4th depiction of Remmy...
Kevin Roeckl
Apr 29, 20221 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 11
The water splash is finished. That really gives a dynamic feel to Remmy charging joyfully through the river. Walt was right, that photo...
Kevin Roeckl
Apr 8, 20222 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 10
The important “Mona Lisa” Remmy (the center figure) finished…with a great deal of concentration, and pleasure. Next, on to the water...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 31, 20221 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 9
Working on “Mona Lisa” Remmy, the central focus of Remmy’s portrait. This will capture all the joy of Remmy splashing through the water...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 29, 20221 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 8
Two days' work with Remmy’s upper-right head finished, and the background put in behind that head.... The head finished.... This shows...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 25, 20221 min read
Remmy portrait in progress 7
I've filled in the river background across the upper part of the portrait, and now working on the upper-right Remmy head. I need to do...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 23, 20222 min read
