Kevin Roeckl
Dec 19, 202433 min read
Cheri and Larry portrait in progress - start to finish
August 20 The last portrait I shared (a dog in a forest scene) was very complex. This one will be straightforward: a double Head Study...
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Kevin Roeckl
Aug 23, 202423 min read
Shasta portrait in progress - start to finish
April 30 I'm starting a portrait of Shasta, an Australian Shepherd. It’s a gift from Diane Barnes to her son Takeshi. Takeshi’s...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jun 14, 20242 min read
Briscoe portrait in progress - start to finish
March 10 Starting a portrait of Briscoe, a Border Collie and the heart dog of Gloria K. The first thing I saw when I began working on...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jun 12, 202410 min read
Cooper portrait in progress - start to finish
April 2 I'm starting another portrait of a Doberman with a special story. Maura Reilly asked if she could get on my wait list for a...
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Kevin Roeckl
Apr 4, 20244 min read
Popeye portrait in progress - start to finish
February 17 Annie W. contacted me for a portrait of her three Dobermans but instead we’re starting on a portrait of her horse Popeye. I...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jan 30, 20244 min read
Rare portrait in progress - start to finish
January 5 I'm starting a new grisaille portrait of red Doberman “Rare” for Katie G. Grisaille (pronounced greez-EYE) is a single-color...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jan 10, 202411 min read
Lacy portrait in progress - start to finish
October 18 Started a new portrait of Lacy for Betty K. Here are 8 possible rough-draft layouts. Which is your favorite? Lacy loved the...
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Kevin Roeckl
Oct 14, 20236 min read
Baxter portrait in progress - start to finish
September 1 I started a new portrait of Baxter, who is 12 years old. Some interesting facts about Baxter: ❤️ His dad Brian has a...
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Kevin Roeckl
Sep 28, 202311 min read
Odie portrait in progress - start to finish
July 8 My next portrait is Odin (“Odie man”) for Robin B. As Robin was gathering photos and sending them to me, she kept saying, “His...
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Kevin Roeckl
Sep 2, 20238 min read
Jet portrait in progress - start to finish
May 20 I’m starting a new Border Collie portrait. This will be the 3rd one I’ve done for Cathy N. Prismacolor pencil on "Felt Grey"...
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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 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
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
Jan 24, 202326 min read
Cooper Addie, and Rio portrait in progress - start to finish
October 15 I’m working on a new portrait for Karen M. who has had 3 trained Search-and-Rescue dogs: Cooper, Addie, and Rio…all gone to...
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Kevin Roeckl
Oct 6, 202229 min read
Remmy portrait in progress - start to finish
February 28 I've been working for more than a month on just the preparation stages of a very complex, and very special portrait. For...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jul 27, 20225 min read
Stephanie portrait in progress - start to finish
I’ve been laid up with an injury for several months and unable to work, so I decided to share some of my earlier portraits with you. This...
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Kevin Roeckl
Dec 29, 20219 min read
Chloe portrait in progress - start to finish
November 11 Starting a portrait of red Doberman Chloe leaping into the Trinity River. It is a birthday gift from Doug Paul to his wife...
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Kevin Roeckl
Nov 2, 20216 min read
Triumph TR3 portrait in progress - start to finish
October 15 Most of my Fans are animal-lovers, but this new portrait I’m starting for Joe Policastro is something very different…it’s a...
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Kevin Roeckl
Oct 19, 202115 min read
Louie portrait in progress - start to finish
August 23 I’ve started a new portrait for Dean Jalava. It’s been a long process to decide among the thousands of photos Dean has of Louie...
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Kevin Roeckl
Oct 19, 20219 min read
Moto and Candy portrait in progress - start to finish
July 28 As always, I start with the ears. This will be a double head-study of Candy (black girl) and Moto (red boy) for James Barron....
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