Kevin Roeckl
4 days ago33 min read
Cheri and Larry portrait in progress - start to finish
August 20 The last portrait I shared (a dog in a forest scene) was very complex. This one will be straightforward: a double Head Study...
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Kevin Roeckl
Dec 112 min read
Cheri and Larry portrait finished!
The portrait of Cheri and Larry is finally finished. A special portrait for a special friend who has played an important part in my...
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Kevin Roeckl
Oct 251 min read
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
Oct 131 min read
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
Oct 61 min read
Autumn - "Fast Prey"
🍁 Fall is my favorite season. 🍁 In honor of Autumn, I’m sharing autumn artworks from my entire 40+ year career, over the next few...
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Kevin Roeckl
Aug 2323 min read
Shasta portrait in progress - start to finish
April 30 I'm starting a portrait of Shasta, an Australian Shepherd. It’s a gift from Diane Barnes to her son Takeshi. Takeshi’s...
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Kevin Roeckl
Aug 212 min read
Shasta portrait finished!
A little background about Shasta... Shasta is 11 years old. Her portrait was commissioned by Diane Barnes as a gift to her son Takeshi,...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jun 142 min read
Briscoe portrait in progress - start to finish
March 10 Starting a portrait of Briscoe, a Border Collie and the heart dog of Gloria K. The first thing I saw when I began working on...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jun 1210 min read
Cooper portrait in progress - start to finish
April 2 I'm starting another portrait of a Doberman with a special story. Maura Reilly asked if she could get on my wait list for a...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 121 min read
Happy Mother's Day!
Happy Mother’s Day to all the beautiful mothers. If you are a mother, this means ❤️ YOU ❤️ “Mother's Garden" Prismacolor pencil on...
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Kevin Roeckl
Apr 44 min read
Popeye portrait in progress - start to finish
February 17 Annie W. contacted me for a portrait of her three Dobermans but instead we’re starting on a portrait of her horse Popeye. I...
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Kevin Roeckl
Mar 311 min read
Briscoe portrait finished!
This is the 10th portrait I’ve done for this household since 1996. Two Border Collies, five Dobermans, two Old English Sheepdogs, and a...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jan 304 min read
Rare portrait in progress - start to finish
January 5 I'm starting a new grisaille portrait of red Doberman “Rare” for Katie G. Grisaille (pronounced greez-EYE) is a single-color...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jan 1011 min read
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 27, 20231 min read
My Holiday Wish for you
Due to technical difficulties I was not able to publish this before Christmas! But it's just as relevant for a New Year's wish. My...
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Kevin Roeckl
Dec 23, 20231 min read
"Peace On Earth" finished!
Full-color painting inspired by the pen-and-ink Christmas card I created in 1994. (See previous post) The model for this artwork was my...
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Kevin Roeckl
Oct 14, 20236 min read
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
Sep 28, 202311 min read
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, 20231 min read
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 2, 20238 min read
Jet portrait in progress - start to finish
May 20 I’m starting a new Border Collie portrait. This will be the 3rd one I’ve done for Cathy N. Prismacolor pencil on "Felt Grey"...
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