Wishes portrait in progress 3 - Mood lighting
This is how the portrait looks now. Wishes begins to emerge from the dark grey paper. The values (how light or dark a color is) have to...
Kevin Roeckl
May 91 min read
3 views
Wishes portrait in progress 2 - Continuing those tricky values
In my first post I explained why the values (how light or dark a color is) in this portrait are so difficult. The values will continue...
Kevin Roeckl
May 64 min read
5 views
Wishes portrait in progress 1 - A very challenging piece
Wishes' portrait will be a challenging artwork. It’s not a complex piece, but it is a challenging one because of the values. (How light...
Kevin Roeckl
May 18 min read
9 views
Lacy portrait in progress - start to finish
October 18 Started a new portrait of Lacy for Betty K. Here are 8 possible rough-draft layouts. Which is your favorite? Lacy loved the...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 10, 202411 min read
61 views
Lacy portrait in progress 11 - the second Lacy...
I'm working on the “second Lacy”, standing in the river (which she loved) in this double-portrait of Lacy, a red Doberman. You can see...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 22, 20231 min read
5 views
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
Nov 1, 20232 min read
7 views
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
14 views
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
9 views
Odie portrait in progress 4
I’ve put in an underpainting on Odie to give him a nice “red Dobe” base color to work on top of. I chose cream Canson paper for this...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 25, 20231 min read
5 views
Odie portrait in progress 2 - watercolor techniques
Odie will be in a beach scene that is meaningful to clients Robin and Mike, a favorite vacation spot. He is not allowed on the beach so...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 22, 20232 min read
14 views
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 8, 20231 min read
11 views
Cooper Addie, and Rio portrait in progress - start to finish
October 15 I’m working on a new portrait for Karen M. who has had 3 trained Search-and-Rescue dogs: Cooper, Addie, and Rio…all gone to...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 24, 202326 min read
11 views
Remmy portrait in progress - start to finish
February 28 I've been working for more than a month on just the preparation stages of a very complex, and very special portrait. For...
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 6, 202229 min read
43 views
Remmy portrait in progress 21
I'm adding the grass under the two lower Remmys. “Red-ball Remmy” (in the lower left corner) is finished. The patch of grass under...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 18, 20221 min read
3 views
Remmy portrait in progress 20
You may remember the portrait of Remmy I was working on through Feb and March. After an injury in March I had to close down my studio...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 16, 20221 min read
3 views
Stephanie portrait in progress - start to finish
I’ve been laid up with an injury for several months and unable to work, so I decided to share some of my earlier portraits with you. This...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 27, 20225 min read
13 views
Remmy portrait in progress 16
The lower-right Remmy (the last one of 6) is finished. If you saw my previous posts, you know that this standing Remmy was from Walt’s...
Kevin Roeckl
May 24, 20221 min read
9 views
Remmy portrait in progress 2
This portrait has 5 depictions of Remmy (two head studies and 3 full-body) on a river scene, with the center Remmy splashing joyfully...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 8, 20222 min read
8 views
Chloe portrait in progress - start to finish
November 11 Starting a portrait of red Doberman Chloe leaping into the Trinity River. It is a birthday gift from Doug Paul to his wife...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 29, 20219 min read
21 views
Chloe portrait finished!
Finished the portrait of Chloe today. This portrait is a birthday gift from Doug Paul to his wife Cherie. It shows their “crazy redhead”...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 21, 20211 min read
13 views