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It's always a fun surprise when I see my own art pop up unexpectedly. I received a notecard from my long time Doberman friend Gabi. It was this pen-and-ink portrait notecard of her boy Rexi that I drew back in the late 1990's or early 2000's.  I’m a Doberman artist, recognized across the U.S. and Canada for my Doberman art since 1991. I work mostly in full color, but throughout the 1990’s I created many Doberman pen-and-inks that were reproduced on apparel, notecards, station

🎁 Happy Holidays! 🎁  Here's my Holiday greeting to you. THE STORY BEHIND THE ART I created the pen-and-ink artwork for this card in the 1980’s. The model was a little ground squirrel that my partner and I met on a hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon who had mastered the art of begging treats from tourists. I took a number of photos of it and later used those photos to create the design of the squirrel receiving a gift from a bird.  That was before the days of personal c

Looking for an affordable gift for all the dog lovers on your Holiday shopping list? Overflowing with cute and charming puppies.... Doberman Puppies Coloring Book for children or adults who love to color! 24 Coloring pages of delightful Doberman puppies, from original artwork by Kevin Roeckl. 🎁  Creative line-drawings and their captions teach children about puppies and what their puppy needs to be happy, healthy, and well-behaved. 🎁  Adults will enjoy coloring these sweet a

In my mid-20’s I moved to an area far from where I grew up. I began writing letters to my parents, and we continued that for the next 15 years. Many of my letters were decorated with my own artwork. After my dad passed away two years ago, my mom found a box of my old letters they had saved. This was one of them, written in the Fall of 1987. Hand-painted with watercolors, with metallic gold ink on the lettering. Seeing that hand-painted letter from so long ago inspired me to m

I’ve created a free download of my Father's Day card you can print and color yourself! ⭐️  It includes a list of the pencil colors, including colors for red, fawn, and blue Dobermans. ⭐️  9-page tutorial for coloring it, and more.  For all the fathers in your life. Gather your colored pencils and get started now, Father's Day is only 3 weeks away. (June 15) 🎨  Older kids can color this too. This is my first “Coloring page” download. Hopefully the first of many! Let me know

In the 1990s I created a set of 4 pen-and-ink Christmas card designs, using my beautiful Doberman Jake as a model. I printed them on card...

Ashley Skura shared a beautiful photo of her Dobergirl in a Doberman Group on Facebook when someone asked for examples of beautiful Dobe...

To “Dog Dads” and “Cat Dads” too! Thank you to all the Dads out there, for being who you are. I thought you might like to see the photo...

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...

Last week I was contacted and asked for permission to use 3 pages from my Doberman Puppies Coloring Book for AKC’s “Meet the Breeds”...

And that includes “dog Dads” and “cat Dads” too! Whether you have four legs or two, there is nothing like the love of a father. Thank you...

As the summer canine sports season revs up, I'm happy to announce the re-release of this popular favorite on t-shirts, sweatshirts,...