Rare portrait in progress 6 - The intensity
If you’ve been following this portrait you know scent-work was Rare’s passion. I didn’t notice until I got to her face that her nose is...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 22, 20242 min read
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Rare portrait in progress 5 - Five colors
I wanted to share this close-up since you don’t usually get to see the pencil strokes in small online pics of the whole artwork. This is...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 19, 20241 min read
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Rare portrait in progress 4 - Floating
Just have Rare’s face to finish. Capturing the expression on her face is the most important part. If you have been reading my previous...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 16, 20241 min read
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Rare portrait in progress 3
Continuing work on this grisaille portrait of red Doberman "Rare". Grisaille (pronounced greez-EYE) is a single-color artwork: dark and...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 13, 20241 min read
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Rare portrait in progress 2 - The tracking harness
I'm working on the harness in this Grisaille (single-color) portrait of red Doberman "Rare". Katie and Rare had one of those truly rare...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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Rare portrait in progress 1 - Starting a "grisaille"
I'm starting a new grisaille portrait of red Doberman “Rare” for Katie G. Grisaille (pronounced greez-EYE) is a single-color artwork:...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 10, 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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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...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 27, 20231 min read
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"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...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 23, 20231 min read
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"Peace On Earth" in progress 2
I’m sharing “work in progress” pics of my full-color painting of “Peace On Earth”, inspired by the pen-and-ink “Peace On Earth” holiday...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 23, 20231 min read
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"Peace On Earth" in progress 1
In my previous post I shared my “Peace On Earth” pen-and-ink Christmas card design that I created in 1994, and the hand-painted cards I...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 23, 20231 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 15 - The rocks are killin' me
Have spent several days working on the rocks and pebbles at the bottom of Lacy's portrait. And adding the water lapping at the edge of...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 12, 20231 min read
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Lacy portrait in progress 14 - A hidden surprise
Now you can see the surprise hidden in Lacy‘s reflection! Betty requested that a dragonfly be included somewhere in the artwork. (see...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 7, 20231 min read
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Lacy portrait in progress 13
I finished the neck of Lacy’s head study, fading downward into the river. I had to put the ripples around and “behind” it before I could...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 6, 20231 min read
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Lacy portrait in progress 12 - A figure in four stages
Continuing to work on the second Lacy. My Blog has been down with technical glitches for a while, sorry about the delay! These pics show...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 5, 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 9 - The windows to the soul...
Lacy’s head is finished. Betty described Lacy as happy all the time. Loved people, animals, everything. She was very calm. She was a dog...
Kevin Roeckl
Nov 16, 20231 min read
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