Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 31
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jul 20
- 1 min
The story of Jake, my heart dog
I promised I would share some of my earlier art. This is the very first Doberman painting I ever did. “Self Portrait with Jake, 1991”....
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Kevin Roeckl
- May 20
- 2 min
The 13 Portraits of Sheila C.
Two weeks ago I shared my portrait of red Border Collie “Reeve”, the 13th Border Collie portrait I’ve done for Sheila Conant. Here are...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Apr 8
- 1 min
Happy Easter!
After a busy Spring morning searching for Easter eggs, a little girl settles down to a Sunday afternoon tea party with her teddy bears....
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 26
- 14 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 22
- 1 min
Nadia portrait finished!
This portrait features Grand Champion, Top Twenty Doberman "Nadia", GCHS CH Belz Catch My Breath WAC with professional handler Hernan...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 12
- 1 min
"Prayer for Racial Harmony"
Michael G. contacted me to ask if I have prints of this angel painting. (I do.) it's part of my angel series I created in the 1990's....
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 8
- 1 min
Nadia portrait in progress 16
Here’s how I did the crushed velvet that is draped on the podium. The last thing to do in this portrait. 1 Jerky, scribbley pencil...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 7
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 7
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 2
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Feb 28
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Feb 21
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Feb 21
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Feb 17
- 1 min
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.
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Kevin Roeckl
- Feb 14
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Feb 10
- 2 min
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,...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Feb 4
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Feb 3
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 30
- 1 min
Nadia portrait in progress 4
This post shows three days' work on Hernan's face, Hernan is Nadia's handler. Working my way across Hernan's face and down the right...
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