Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 17 - Oops....
Continuing “Cheri and Larry”…. This album shows how I used watercolor wash to add the big chunks of color for their t-shirts and...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 5, 20245 min read
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Autumn - "Lakey"
🍁 In honor of Fall, I’m sharing autumn artworks from my 40-year career. This is a commissioned portrait of Lakey. Of course it made...
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 25, 20241 min read
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Autumn - "Autumn Afternoon"
🍁 In honor of Fall, I’ve been sharing autumn artworks from my 40-year career. ...And finally we get to the Doberman autumn pic for all...
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 13, 20241 min read
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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
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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
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"Peace On Earth"
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 21, 20231 min read
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Lacy portrait finished!
I finished the memorial "double portrait" of Lacy for Betty K. Lacy lived in Tennessee with Betty near the Smoky Mountains, where they...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 19, 20231 min read
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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
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Lacy portrait in progress 10
I’ve added ripples on the upper part of the water…the reflection of the island and clouds. Now I’m starting on the second Lacy.... Double...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 18, 20231 min read
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Lacy portrait in progress 5 - What a difference colored pencil makes!
After the underpainting was done and all the ripples pressed out of the paper, I'm now working with colored pencil for the rest of the...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 3, 20231 min read
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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
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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
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"Dash Away"
Recently I shared the first two Doberman paintings I ever did, inspired by my beautiful Jake. “Dash Away” is the third. Unlike those...
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 3, 20231 min read
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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
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Baxter portrait finished!
I finished the portrait of Baxter for Brian C. and Frank A. While I was working on it Frank sent this cute story about Baxter: “I thought...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 24, 20231 min read
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Baxter portrait in progress 9 - Final decisions
Frank and Brian requested an 11 x 14 inch portrait. I always work on larger paper, and trim at the end. Usually I offer clients the...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 21, 20231 min read
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Baxter portrait in progress 2 - moonstone paper
The gold underpainting for Baxter’s coat and purple underpainting for the blanket were done (see previous post), then I pressed the...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 7, 20231 min read
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Baxter portrait in progress 1 - The underpainting
I'm starting a new portrait of Baxter, who is 12 years old. Some interesting facts about Baxter: ❤️ His dad Brian has a “Surgery Center“...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 5, 20232 min read
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"Reflection"
Recently I shared the first Doberman painting I ever created, “Self Portrait with Jake, 1991” along with Jake's amazing life story. This...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 23, 20232 min read
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Odie portrait finished!
When Robin was sharing photos of Odie with me for the portrait, she kept saying, “His eyes melt me” and “His face melts my heart”. I...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 15, 20233 min read
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