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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 20 - A slogan worn with pride

Kevin Roeckl

Nov 132 min read

Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 20 - A slogan worn with pride

It was important to Cheri to have this shirt-patch included on Larry’s shirt. When you read Cheri’s words you’ll understand why. From...

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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 19 - Something small but meaningful

Kevin Roeckl

Nov 103 min read

Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 19 - Something small but meaningful

A portrait artist can often include things that are deeply meaningful to the client, which are not there in the reference photo. There...

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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 18 - Fixed it!

Kevin Roeckl

Nov 81 min read

Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 18 - Fixed it!

In my previous post I shared what a mess I made of the heart-shaped vignette. (The watercolor-wash-gone-wrong.) I’ve been working on it...

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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 17 - Oops....

Kevin Roeckl

Nov 55 min read

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...

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Kevin Roeckl

Oct 311 min read

Autumn - "Autumn Angel"

🍁 In honor of Fall, my favorite season, I’m sharing autumn artworks from my 40-year career. “Autumn Angel”.... the angel that spreads...

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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 16 - Emerging from the grey...

Kevin Roeckl

Oct 261 min read

Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 16 - Emerging from the grey...

Both heads finished now. Whew! The hard part is done. Cheri wrote: “With this glorious work of art of us - with his eyes shining the way...

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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 15 - That smile

Kevin Roeckl

Oct 232 min read

Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 15 - That smile

Larry’s smile finished. The words Cheri wrote about it are below the picture. Larry's beard color (“5 o'clock shadow”) is very close to...

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Kevin Roeckl

Oct 191 min read

Autumn - "Girl with Maple Leaves"

🍁 To celebrate Fall, I’m sharing autumn artworks from my 40-year career. Last week I shared my artwork of a Doberman splashing through a...

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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 14 - Blending smooth skin

Kevin Roeckl

Oct 182 min read

Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 14 - Blending smooth skin

Working on Larry’s bottom lip: These three pictures show how I add the patches of color for his skin and lip. Then I blend them together...

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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 13 - Capturing the person

Kevin Roeckl

Oct 102 min read

Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 13 - Capturing the person

I sent this in-progress picture to Cheri and wrote, “When I was working on Larry's eyes I tried to capture his sense of humor. I'm glad...

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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 12 - Oh those blue eyes

Kevin Roeckl

Oct 102 min read

Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 12 - Oh those blue eyes

Capturing Larry’s blue eyes is the most critical part of this portrait. When we were discussing the layout of the portrait, Cheri wrote: ...

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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 11 - Creating luminous skin

Kevin Roeckl

Oct 55 min read

Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 11 - Creating luminous skin

A man’s skin is darker and redder than a woman’s (typically) . So I am putting in some darker colors on Larry’s forehead. Continuing work...

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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 10 - An ear is a funny thing

Kevin Roeckl

Oct 51 min read

Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 10 - An ear is a funny thing

Continuing work on the double portrait of Cheri and Larry. Working on Larry’s face now. An ear is a funny-looking thing. But it’s just a...

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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 9 - Capturing a life

Kevin Roeckl

Oct 31 min read

Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 9 - Capturing a life

This is how “Cheri and Larry” looks now, as I start working on Larry. To help me capture his essence, Cheri shared many memories of Larry...

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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 8 - The right color hair

Kevin Roeckl

Oct 22 min read

Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 8 - The right color hair

Continuing work on “Cheri and Larry”.... I'm starting on Larry now, beginning with his brown hair. Like Cheri’s hair, that part of the...

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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 7 - The importance of reflected light

Kevin Roeckl

Oct 11 min read

Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 7 - The importance of reflected light

Finished Cheri’s face and neck. Reflected light is important. These blue and grey colors on her jaw and side of her neck were caused by...

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Kevin Roeckl

Sep 291 min read

Autumn - "The Tryst"

🍁 Fall is my favorite season. 🍁 In honor of Autumn, I’m going to be sharing autumn artworks from my entire 40 year career, over the...

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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 6 - "Jellied baseballs"

Kevin Roeckl

Sep 272 min read

Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 6 - "Jellied baseballs"

I should have done this in one day, but I stretched it into two.... Day 1 Cheri's lips are finished and I'm ready to start on the teeth....

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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 5 - Blending skin colors

Kevin Roeckl

Sep 212 min read

Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 5 - Blending skin colors

Continuing work on Cheri's face in the “Cheri and Larry” portrait. (Prismacolor pencils on grey Canson paper.) FOR ARTISTS: Lots of...

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Kevin Roeckl

Sep 131 min read

Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 4

I’m making good progress on Cheri’s face. I have known Cheri for 33 years. She was instrumental in introducing my artwork to the Doberman...

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