Jet portrait finished!
The client, Cathy, chose a reference photo that is personally very meaningful to her. Before I show you the finished portrait of Jet, I...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 30, 20234 min read
Happy Summer Solstice
Happy First Day of Summer! This artwork is a portrait of Doberman “Party” that I created for Emily M. in 2020. Several flower species...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 21, 20232 min read
Oliver portrait in progress - start to finish
May 2 Making a good start on a new Doberman portrait, for Carolyn M., Gloria K, and Tammy C. This is the 9th portrait I’ve done for this...
Kevin Roeckl
May 27, 20232 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
May 19, 20232 min read
A Blast from the Past
Well-known Doberman photographer Cheri McNealy, who brought my artwork to the attention of the Doberman community in 1991, recently...
Kevin Roeckl
May 17, 20231 min read
Reeve portrait in progress - start to finish
March 25 Sheila Conant has been on my waiting list for a portrait of her red Border Collie “Reeve”. I’ve created 12 Border Collie...
Kevin Roeckl
May 16, 20239 min read
Oliver portrait finished!
When I sent a jpg of the finished portrait to the clients for final approval, Carolyn wrote: “Beautiful!!! That’s our boy! Makes me miss...
Kevin Roeckl
May 15, 20231 min read
Oliver portrait in progress 4
Oliver’s head is finished and working my way down his neck. Next, his plaid bow-tie! Prismacolor pencil on grey Canson paper, 18 x 23...
Kevin Roeckl
May 8, 20231 min read
Oliver portrait in progress 3
Working on the rust-colored area of Oliver’s face. Nose and lips finished. These are all the pencil colors I’m using. Prismacolor pencil...
Kevin Roeckl
May 6, 20231 min read
Oliver portrait in progress 2
Working on Oliver’s eye. The next 4 pics are close-ups showing the progression of how the eye was developed. 1 The eye in progress... My...
Kevin Roeckl
May 6, 20231 min read
Oliver portrait in progress 1
Making a good start on a new Doberman portrait, for Carolyn M., Gloria K, and Tammy C. This is the 9th portrait I’ve done for this...
Kevin Roeckl
May 4, 20231 min read
Reeve portrait finished!
The portrait of Reeve is finally finished. You may remember what I thought was the finished portrait, her people said looked too orange....
Kevin Roeckl
Apr 29, 20232 min read
Reeve portrait in progress 8 - Back to the drawing board
In my last post I shared the “finished” portrait. It wasn’t finished, because Sheila and David said Reeve looked too light and too...
Kevin Roeckl
Apr 19, 20232 min read
Reeve portrait in progress 7 - Finished or not?
Reeve portrait....finished? I always send the client a large, high-resolution jpg of the finished portrait so they can zoom in and check...
Kevin Roeckl
Apr 18, 20231 min read
Reeve portrait in progress 6 - Final steps
Final steps.... Tape it up on the wall of my studio and stand back to see if anything needs to be adjusted. When I’m working on it, I’m...
Kevin Roeckl
Apr 17, 20231 min read
Reeve portrait in progress 5 - The magic of a smile
Her smile really brought Reeve’s expression to life. Working on the smile… Her pink tongue adds a nice spot of color in the portrait....
Kevin Roeckl
Apr 13, 20231 min read
Reeve portrait in progress 4
In the last pic I shared, Reeve’s eyes and upper half of her head were finished. She is a red Border Collie. Here’s what Sheila wrote:...
Kevin Roeckl
Apr 10, 20231 min read
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....
Kevin Roeckl
Apr 8, 20231 min read
Reeve portrait in progress 3
Reeve is a red Border Collie with gold eyes. I have to get that eye color just right. Sheila and David guided me on adjusting the color...
Kevin Roeckl
Apr 6, 20231 min read
Reeve portrait in progress 2
Red Border Collie “Reeve” begins to emerge from the blue paper. Her beautiful red coat will really pop on this color. It took me a while...
Kevin Roeckl
Apr 4, 20231 min read
