Kevin Roeckl
Jul 29, 20231 min read
Odie portrait in progress 6 - those "Odie eyes"
In the studio today: All those Odie eyes looking at me from the monitor! 😄 I’ve been working on Odie’s eyes for the past two days. The...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jul 26, 20231 min read
Odie portrait in progress 5
In the last two posts I showed you my watercolor underpainting, first on the background, then on the figure of Odie. The underpainting...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jul 26, 20231 min read
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jul 25, 20231 min read
Odie portrait in progress 4
I’ve put in an underpainting on Odie to give him a nice “red Dobe” base color to work on top of. I chose cream Canson paper for this...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jul 25, 20231 min read
Odie portrait in progress 3
I shared with you my process for doing the underpainting of the background scene, in my last post. I will also do an underpainting over...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jul 22, 20232 min read
Odie portrait in progress 2 - watercolor techniques
Odie will be in a beach scene that is meaningful to clients Robin and Mike, a favorite vacation spot. He is not allowed on the beach so...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jul 20, 20231 min read
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”....
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Kevin Roeckl
Jul 13, 20231 min read
Odie portrait in progress 1 - gathering the photos
My next portrait is Odin (“Odie man”) for Robin B. As Robin was gathering photos and sending them to me, she kept saying, “His face melts...
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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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