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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Kevin Roeckl
Apr 5, 20231 min read
Reeve portrait in progress 2
Red Border Collie “Reeve” begins to emerge from the blue paper. Her beautiful red coat will really pop on this color. It took me a while...
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Kevin Roeckl
Apr 1, 20232 min read
Reeve portrait in progress 1
Sheila Conant has been on my waiting list for a portrait of her red Border Collie “Reeve”. I’ve created 12 Border Collie portraits for...
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Kevin Roeckl
Mar 26, 202314 min read
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
Mar 22, 20231 min read
Nadia portrait finished!
This portrait features Grand Champion, Top Twenty Doberman "Nadia", GCHS CH Belz Catch My Breath WAC with professional handler Hernan...
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Kevin Roeckl
Mar 8, 20231 min read
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
Mar 7, 20232 min read
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
Mar 7, 20231 min read
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
Mar 2, 20232 min read
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
Feb 28, 20231 min read
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
Feb 21, 20231 min read
Nadia portrait in progress 11
Julianna’s face is finished. Building up the layers of color little by little.... Human skin is a very challenging thing to do with...
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