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....
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 27, 20242 min read
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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...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 21, 20242 min read
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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...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 13, 20241 min read
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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 3 - What color is skin?
What color is skin color? How does an artist know which colored pencils to use when portraying a human face? This post shows the method...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 10, 20242 min read
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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 2 - Creating a curly hairstyle
This album explains how I created Cheri’s curly “Afro-shaped” hairstyle….from a reference photo where the hair was not visible. 1 This is...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 5, 20243 min read
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Cheri and Larry portrait in progress 1 - 57 years together
The last portrait I shared (a dog in a forest scene) was very complex. This one will be straightforward: a double Head Study of two...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 31, 20242 min read
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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...
Kevin Roeckl
May 12, 20241 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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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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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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Happy Easter!
After a busy Spring morning searching for Easter eggs, a little girl settles down to a Sunday afternoon tea party with her teddy bears....
Kevin Roeckl
Apr 8, 20231 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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"Prayer for Racial Harmony"
Michael G. contacted me to ask if I have prints of this angel painting. (I do.) it's part of my angel series I created in the 1990's....
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 12, 20231 min read
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Nadia portrait in progress 16
Here’s how I did the crushed velvet that is draped on the podium. The last thing to do in this portrait. 1 Jerky, scribbley pencil...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 8, 20231 min read
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Nadia portrait in progress 15
Yesterday I shared the pic of Nadia holding her dish, the fifth and final figure in Nadia‘s portrait. But the portrait is not finished...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 7, 20232 min read
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Nadia portrait in progress 14
I’ve completed the final figure on Nadia’s portrait: Nadia holding her dish. But the portrait is not finished yet. I still need to put...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 7, 20231 min read
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Nadia portrait in progress 13
Now you can see how there is a diagonal row of pale figures. Julianna was pastel colors already (except she had a darker dress which I...
Kevin Roeckl
Mar 2, 20232 min read
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Nadia portrait in progress 12
Julianna and her Junior Handler ribbon are finished. In the original photo Julianna was wearing a dress made from blue, black, and white...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 28, 20231 min read
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Nadia portrait in progress 10
Do you want to know how I get the colors so accurate doing human skin? To get accurate skin tones I have to know exactly what colors I’m...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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