Luca portrait in progress 2
Here is the surprise that is in this portrait. This is a Grisaille - a single-color portrait - black, white, and grey. That is what the...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 5, 20211 min read
Luca portrait in progress 1
The past couple weeks I’ve been sharing a “Little Jewel” portrait. This is another portrait type I do, called a Grisaille (pronounced...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Phoenix & Luxx portrait in progress - start to finish
January 20 Leah Hamaluk has commissioned me to do a portrait of her Dobergirls Phoenix and Luxx, a mother and daughter. I begin a...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Carly portrait in progress - start to finish
January 6 I’ve started a Head Study of Carly, beloved Service Dog of Phyllis Zaretzky. After discussing the photos Phyllis has, we...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 1, 20218 min read
Gwen & Kent portrait in progress - start to finish
I’m starting on a portrait of a Doberman show dog and professional handler Gwen DeMilta. It was commissioned as a surprise gift for Gwen...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 1, 20215 min read
Phoenix and Luxx portrait finished
Finished the portrait of Leah Hamaluk's girls, Phoenix and Luxx, a mother and daughter. From a photo by Leah, an amazing shot where she...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 19, 20211 min read
Phoenix and Luxx portrait in progress 3
Today’s work in the studio, with Leah's reference photo in front of me on the monitor while I'm working. When a portrait is finished I...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Phoenix and Luxx portrait in progress 2
In the last post you saw the 9 gorgeous photos Leah Hamaluk sent for a portrait of her girls… A decision was made to use the shot of...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Phoenix and Luxx portrait in progress 1
Leah Hamaluk has commissioned me to do a portrait of her Dobergirls Phoenix and Luxx, a mother and daughter. I begin a portrait by asking...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Carly portrait - Custom Notecards
The final steps of a portrait... When the portrait is finished and the client approves it, the job is not finished by any means. I mount...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 2, 20212 min read
Carly portrait finished!
When I sent pictures of the finished portrait to Phyllis for her final approval, she wrote: “Kevin, you did such a fantastic job...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 30, 20211 min read
Carly portrait in progress 6
I continued filling in the rest of Carly's face, then moved on to her tongue.... Her pink tongue involves a different set of pencil...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 30, 20211 min read
Carly portrait in progress 5
Outlining the edge of Carly’s dark nose so I can do the left side of her pale peach muzzle up to the nose edge. I will work to that edge...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 27, 20211 min read
Carly portrait in progress 4
I want you to know what I thought about when I worked on Carly’s eyes. When Phyllis first contacted me in 2019 to get on my waiting list...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 21, 20215 min read
Carly portrait in progress 3
My monitor in front of me as I’m working. The main picture is the one I’m working from, but I have other reference photos of Carly’s eyes...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Carly portrait in progress 2
Carly’s ears. It’s fun to do another breed besides Dobermans. Colored pencils are perfect for doing hair. Phyllis chose “Felt Grey” for...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Carly portrait in progress 1
January 6 I’ve started a Head Study of Carly, beloved Service Dog of Phyllis Zaretzky. After discussing the photos Phyllis has, we...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 21, 20211 min read
"Gwen & Kent" portrait finished!
A big thank-you to photographer Gay Glazbrook for a great reference photo to work from. In the original photo there were five tall, thin,...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 18, 20212 min read
"Gwen & Kent" portrait in progress 10
Putting in a few more flowers and leaves around Gwen. I have to work carefully around her outline and Kent’s head. Then I’ll go fast n’...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 18, 20212 min read
"Gwen & Kent" portrait in progress 9
Laying in the background scene. Normally I start in the upper left and work down, so I’m not dragging my hand (right hand) through what...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 18, 20211 min read
