Kevin Roeckl
Jul 12, 20231 min read
The final step...(really)
"Jet" portrait delivered today to Cathy in Hawaii. This is why I pack my portraits really well with at least 4 inches of fill on all...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jun 30, 20234 min read
Jet portrait finished!
The client, Cathy, chose a reference photo that is personally very meaningful to her. Before I show you the finished portrait of Jet, I...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jun 22, 20232 min read
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 27, 20232 min read
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 20, 20232 min read
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 18, 20231 min read
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 16, 20239 min read
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 15, 20231 min read
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 8, 20231 min read
Oliver portrait in progress 4
Oliver’s head is finished and working my way down his neck. Next, his plaid bow-tie! Prismacolor pencil on grey Canson paper, 18 x 23...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 7, 20231 min read
Oliver portrait in progress 3
Working on the rust-colored area of Oliver’s face. Nose and lips finished. These are all the pencil colors I’m using. Prismacolor pencil...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 6, 20231 min read
Oliver portrait in progress 2
Working on Oliver’s eye. The next 4 pics are close-ups showing the progression of how the eye was developed. 1 The eye in progress... My...
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Kevin Roeckl
May 4, 20231 min read
Oliver portrait in progress 1
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
Apr 29, 20232 min read
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....
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Kevin Roeckl
Apr 19, 20232 min read
Reeve portrait in progress 8 - Back to the drawing board
In my last post I shared the “finished” portrait. It wasn’t finished, because Sheila and David said Reeve looked too light and too...
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Kevin Roeckl
Apr 19, 20231 min read
Reeve portrait in progress 7 - Finished or not?
Reeve portrait....finished? I always send the client a large, high-resolution jpg of the finished portrait so they can zoom in and check...
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Kevin Roeckl
Apr 17, 20231 min read
Reeve portrait in progress 6 - Final steps
Final steps.... Tape it up on the wall of my studio and stand back to see if anything needs to be adjusted. When I’m working on it, I’m...
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Kevin Roeckl
Apr 13, 20231 min read
Reeve portrait in progress 5 - The magic of a smile
Her smile really brought Reeve’s expression to life. Working on the smile… Her pink tongue adds a nice spot of color in the portrait....
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Kevin Roeckl
Apr 10, 20231 min read
Reeve portrait in progress 4
In the last pic I shared, Reeve’s eyes and upper half of her head were finished. She is a red Border Collie. Here’s what Sheila wrote:...
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Kevin Roeckl
Apr 8, 20231 min read
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....
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Kevin Roeckl
Apr 6, 20231 min read
Reeve portrait in progress 3
Reeve is a red Border Collie with gold eyes. I have to get that eye color just right. Sheila and David guided me on adjusting the color...
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