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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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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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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Sep 2, 20238 min read
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Parker and Layla
A memory from 2013.... "Parker and Layla" portrait in progress. Many fans of my pet portraits don't know that I do humans too. I started...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 31, 20231 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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A special memory of Louie
In 2021 I created a portrait of Louie for Dean J. in 2021. Today Dean sent this photo of the portrait with sad news about Louie’s...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 26, 20231 min read
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The story of Jake, my heart dog
I promised I would share some of my earlier art. This is the very first Doberman painting I ever did. “Self Portrait with Jake, 1991”....
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 20, 20231 min read
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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 22, 20232 min read
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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
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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 20, 20232 min read
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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 18, 20231 min read
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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
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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
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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
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Nadia portrait in progress - start to finish
January 20 Starting a new portrait, for Katherine Belzowski, of her Grand Champion, Top Twenty Doberman “Nadia”. GCHS CH Belz Catch My...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 26, 202314 min read
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Nadia portrait finished!
This portrait features Grand Champion, Top Twenty Doberman "Nadia", GCHS CH Belz Catch My Breath WAC with professional handler Hernan...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 22, 20231 min read
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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
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Cooper, Addie, and Rio portrait finished!
My friend Jason braved rain, ice, and snow to deliver the finished portrait to Karen, 3 hours away. Karen wrote: “Kevin!!! I could not...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 18, 20231 min read
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