Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 10
- 11 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Dec 21, 2023
- 1 min
"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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Dec 19, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Nov 22, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Nov 18, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Nov 3, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Nov 1, 2023
- 2 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Oct 14, 2023
- 6 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Oct 3, 2023
- 1 min
"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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 28, 2023
- 11 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 24, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 21, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 7, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 5, 2023
- 2 min
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“...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 23, 2023
- 2 min
"Reflection"
Recently I shared the first Doberman painting I ever created, “Self Portrait with Jake, 1991” along with Jake's amazing life story. This...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 15, 2023
- 3 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 11, 2023
- 2 min
Odie portrait in progress 11 - Thousands of pencil strokes
Odie’s body is finished. It took thousands of pencil strokes to do all the hairs of a Doberman coat on this large area of his neck,...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jul 26, 2023
- 1 min
Odie portrait in progress 5
In the last two posts I showed you my watercolor underpainting, first on the background, then on the figure of Odie. The underpainting...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jul 25, 2023
- 1 min
Odie portrait in progress 3
I shared with you my process for doing the underpainting of the background scene, in my last post. I will also do an underpainting over...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jul 22, 2023
- 2 min
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...
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