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
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
Baxter portrait in progress 7 - Colored pencils prevent illness
Working on Baxter’s white paws. The white paper covering the artwork is to protect the artwork while I’m working. Prismacolor pencil is...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 19, 20231 min read
Baxter portrait in progress 6 - Pink-grey looks white?
Baxter’s golden coat finished. Tomorrow I’ll do his white front paws. It’s funny, this is on “moonstone” paper, which is a pinkish grey —...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 18, 20231 min read
Baxter portrait in progress 5 - Even more colors...
Yesterday I shared a closeup of Baxter’s head with just a few of the many pencil colors I’m using to capture Baxter’s coat color. Here...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 15, 20231 min read
Baxter portrait in progress 4 - So many interesting colors!
Baxter has all kinds of interesting colors in his coat. Prismacolor pencil on “moonstone” Canson paper.
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 14, 20231 min read
Baxter portrait in progress 3 - Not flat any more
Now you can see the difference colored pencil makes on the underpainting. It makes a flat image 3-dimensional. Baxter’s head done with...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 12, 20231 min read
Odie arrived today!
The portrait of Odie arrived safely in Florida today. I always feel a wave of relief when a portrait I've worked on for weeks crosses...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 9, 20231 min read
Baxter portrait in progress 2 - moonstone paper
The gold underpainting for Baxter’s coat and purple underpainting for the blanket were done (see previous post), then I pressed the...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 6, 20231 min read
Baxter portrait in progress 1 - The underpainting
I'm starting a new portrait of Baxter, who is 12 years old. Some interesting facts about Baxter: ❤️ His dad Brian has a “Surgery Center“...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 5, 20232 min read
Jet portrait in progress - start to finish
May 20 I’m starting a new Border Collie portrait. This will be the 3rd one I’ve done for Cathy N. Prismacolor pencil on "Felt Grey"...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 2, 20238 min read
Parker and Layla
A memory from 2013.... "Parker and Layla" portrait in progress. Many fans of my pet portraits don't know that I do humans too. I started...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 30, 20231 min read
"Reflection"
Recently I shared the first Doberman painting I ever created, “Self Portrait with Jake, 1991” along with Jake's amazing life story. This...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 23, 20232 min read
Odie portrait finished!
When Robin was sharing photos of Odie with me for the portrait, she kept saying, “His eyes melt me” and “His face melts my heart”. I...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 15, 20233 min read
Odie portrait in progress 13 - a special place
Beach-grass and path finished. When we were designing the portrait and thinking about the background, Robin told me that she and her...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 12, 20231 min read
