Lacy portrait in progress 14 - A hidden surprise
Now you can see the surprise hidden in Lacy‘s reflection! Betty requested that a dragonfly be included somewhere in the artwork. (see...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 6, 20231 min read
Lacy portrait in progress 13
I finished the neck of Lacy’s head study, fading downward into the river. I had to put the ripples around and “behind” it before I could...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 5, 20231 min read
Lacy portrait in progress 12 - A figure in four stages
Continuing to work on the second Lacy. My Blog has been down with technical glitches for a while, sorry about the delay! These pics show...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 4, 20231 min read
Lacy portrait in progress 11 - the second Lacy...
I'm working on the “second Lacy”, standing in the river (which she loved) in this double-portrait of Lacy, a red Doberman. You can see...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 22, 20231 min read
Lacy portrait in progress 10
I’ve added ripples on the upper part of the water…the reflection of the island and clouds. Now I’m starting on the second Lacy.... Double...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 18, 20231 min read
Lacy portrait in progress 9 - The windows to the soul...
Lacy’s head is finished. Betty described Lacy as happy all the time. Loved people, animals, everything. She was very calm. She was a dog...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 16, 20231 min read
Lacy portrait in progress 8 - More than just grey
It was a little trickier than I thought to do the “single-color” head study. I planned it as being in shades of grey, for which I’d use 5...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 13, 20231 min read
Lacy portrait in progress 7 - Lacy in the sky
Now I’m starting on Lacy’s head in the beautiful sky. This shows part of the whole portrait, which is a double portrait with Lacy...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 11, 20231 min read
Lacy portrait in progress 6 - Important clouds
The clouds are finished. They are a very important part of this piece. An important part of what makes the colors and the scene. A...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 8, 20231 min read
Lacy portrait in progress 5 - What a difference colored pencil makes!
After the underpainting was done and all the ripples pressed out of the paper, I'm now working with colored pencil for the rest of the...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 3, 20231 min read
Lacy portrait in progress 4 - A challenge on grey
I’ve finished the underpainting on Lacy’s portrait. The Canson paper I chose for this artwork is called “Pearl”, a soft warm grey. My...
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 31, 20232 min read
Lacy portrait in progress 3 - A hard decision
Now that layout decisions have been made, I decided what color Canson paper I’m going to work on, and pulled the sheet of Canson out of...
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 28, 20232 min read
Lacy portrait in progress 2 - More layouts...
In my previous post I shared 8 rough layouts that I had created for Betty K. She chose her favorite, but that wasn't the final layout....
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 19, 20232 min read
Lacy portrait in progress 1 - Layouts: which is your favorite?
I’m starting a new portrait of Lacy for Betty K. Here are 8 possible rough-draft layouts. Which is your favorite one? Lacy loved the...
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 18, 20232 min read
Baxter portrait in progress - start to finish
September 1 I started a new portrait of Baxter, who is 12 years old. Some interesting facts about Baxter: ❤️ His dad Brian has a...
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 14, 20236 min read
"Dash Away"
Recently I shared the first two Doberman paintings I ever did, inspired by my beautiful Jake. “Dash Away” is the third. Unlike those...
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 3, 20231 min read
Odie portrait in progress - start to finish
July 8 My next portrait is Odin (“Odie man”) for Robin B. As Robin was gathering photos and sending them to me, she kept saying, “His...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 28, 202311 min read
Baxter portrait finished!
I finished the portrait of Baxter for Brian C. and Frank A. While I was working on it Frank sent this cute story about Baxter: “I thought...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 24, 20231 min read
Baxter portrait in progress 9 - Final decisions
Frank and Brian requested an 11 x 14 inch portrait. I always work on larger paper, and trim at the end. Usually I offer clients the...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 21, 20231 min read
Baxter portrait in progress 8 - Too many spots
I finished Baxter’s white paws today. In the reference photo I was using I saw what looked like two brown spots on the top of Baxter’s...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 20, 20231 min read
