Casey portrait in progress 7 - Why I made a green underpainting
Yesterday I described how I used a blue watercolor wash for the sky. Today I made a green underpainting for the grass and trees. That gives me a green base color, similar to working on green paper, which saves a lot of work covering the white of the paper with green pencils. I leave the white paper showing for Casey’s white coat. 1 Here's a close-up of part of the underpainting. In the upper part of this pic you can see the distant grass I did with colored pencils. Everythi
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 232 min read
Mothers carry us
Mothers carry us....in so many ways.
Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers.
Dog and cat moms too!
Kevin Roeckl
May 112 min read
"Summer Sky" - why I chose tan paper for a blue sky
Last Sunday I shared this as a “Happy Mother’s Day” greeting on social media. I thought you'd enjoy seeing the image on the full sheet of...
Kevin Roeckl
May 17, 20252 min read
Autumn - "Apple Tree Ridge"
🍁 In honor of Fall, my favorite season 🍁 I’m sharing autumn artworks from my 40-year career, over the next few weeks. Usually I add...
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 7, 20241 min read
