It's a New Year - make some noise!

Kevin Turcotte

12 x 16

oil on canvas panel

our model suggested the title "Does this gun make my ass look fat?" -- can't argue when a Thompson submachine gun is pointed your way...

Hollywood Christmas

Kevin Turcotte

5 x 6 inches

watercolor on hot press paper

some noir christmas greetings from Southern California!

Model color study

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 12 inches

oil on panel

Adair

Kevin Turcotte

12 x 16 inches

oil on panel

Hillside sunlight

Kevin Turcotte

10 x 12 inches

oil on linen mounted on panel

from a show a bit ago -- the view is across the river from where I work.

Old Firehouse

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10 inches

oil on linen mounted on panel

another from the current show at the Easton Gallery in Santa Barbara.

Sunset reflections

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10 inches

oil on panel

There's some subtle color in the darkness -- not sure it all comes out in this scan. Another piece from the current 20th anniversary show at the Easton Gallery in Santa Barbara.

Trees by the Sea (dusk)

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10 inches

oil on panel

I dropped this off at the Easton Gallery yesterday for the upcoming 20th anniversary show and not ten minutes after I left I got a call from the gallery owner telling me that a customer who used to climb this very tree had just bought the painting. Fastest sale ever.

Little Lake Bryan

Kevin Turcotte

5 x 7 inches

oil on gessoed cardboard

a deserted beach on an overcast day -- water that looks like anything could be lurking beneath it's dark surface. Happy Halloween!

Marisol

Kevin Turcotte

6 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches

oil on gessoed acid free matte board

another recent life painting session -- a little over two hours of work.

Aycil

Kevin Turcotte

12 x 16

oil on canvas panel

Aycil -- rhymes with Rachel, from a recent life painting session.

Farm Truck

Kevin Turcotte

10 x 12 inches

oil on linen mounted on panel

this was done for a book and gallery project a few years back featuring the nearby agricultural area of the Santa Clara River watershed.

Crystal Cove Rocks

Kevin Turcotte

9 x 12 inches

oil on linen mounted on panel

from a few years back when several friends went to the Laguna Beach area to paint. This was auctioned off this weekend for yet another charity auction.

Study in Green

James Martin
10 x 8
Avocado on canvas board

Laura

Kevin Turcotte

11 x 14 inches

oil on canvas panel

Hamilton Branch Powerhouse

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on panel

painted a few weeks back when I was on vacation in Northern California. This was done as the sun was sinking - quickly - leaving no time to worry about finessing anything.

Peacock

Kevin Turcotte

10 x 24 inches

oil on panel

these birds are all over the Los Angeles Arboretum, acting like they own the place.

Kinga reclining

Kevin Turcotte

12 x 16

oil on canvas panel

I usually like to paint more on the shadow side of the model but this pose was strongest (for me) from the front lit side.

Overcast Path

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on panel

I started this and painted under overcast skies for about 30 minutes before the sun broke through and my painting time was over...

Another Matilija Poppy

Kevin Turcotte

5 x 5 inches

watercolor on hot press paper

we still have a few left in the backyard -- this might not be the last poppy of the season.

red bowl and goldfish

Kevin Turcotte

5 x 5 inches

watercolor on hot press paper

-- we had another casualty in our little container pond on the patio. So I had to paint him.

Spanish fountain

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10 inches

oil on canvas panel

from a recent trip up to Descansco Gardens with some of the matte painters at Dreamworks.

Fountain

Kevin Turcotte

10 x 10 inches

oil on panel

Commisary

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10 inches

oil on canvas panel

- the steps leading up to our commissary. Again, from the weekly workshop led by James Martin.

Reflecting pool

Kevin Turcotte

5 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches

oil on masonite

from a recent workshop for the matte painters -- it helps to work in such a beautiful location.

Container pots

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on birch panel

I sat in on a recent class taught by James Martin for some of the more technical employees at work. He's repeating the class for matte painters now.

Kinga

Kevin Turcotte

11 x 14 inches

oil on canvas panel

Matador watercolor

Kevin Turcotte

5 x 5 inches

watercolor on hot press paper. Another from the same "June Gloom" day as the last posting. In an unrelated note, the "Pres-Aid" auction was a big success this weekend -- my painting was one of many that sold -- and I was told a goodly sum was raised to help Pres make it through a second bout of leukemia. Thanks to all who participated.

June gloom

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 12 inches

oil on birch panel

not all beach weather in California is sunny...

Beach Weather

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10 inches

oil on linen mounted on panel

finally warming up enough for the beach!

painting to be auctioned for pres-aid

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on panel

this was done on location in Los Angeles and will be auctioned off to help out my friend Pres Romanillos who had a relapse of leukemia. It's part of the "Pres-Aid" effort that is starting this week. More details at http://www.pres-aid.com There are some incredible pieces of animation art being donated to help out.

Emily

Kevin Turcotte

11 x 14 inches

oil on canvas panel

Torin

Kevin Turcotte

12 x 12 inches

oil on panel

from a recent life painting session

Carillo overcast

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on panel

Hills

Kevin Turcotte

5 x 7 inches

oil on panel

a lunchtime view across the river from where I work.

Zoo drawings

Kevin Turcotte

watercolor pencil in sketchbook

we've recently started bi-weekly drawing sessions at the Los Angeles Zoo. The chimps were looking bored and the monkeys playing with a burlap bag that had found it's way into their enclosure.

Kim

Kevin Turcotte

11 x 14 inches

oil on canvas panel

Nicole

Kevin Turcotte

11 x 14 inches

oil on canvas panel

Eaton Falls

Kevin Turcotte

5 x 6 inches

watercolor on hot press paper

from a recent hike I took with my son into the hills above Pasadena.

Old Bridge

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on linen mounted on panel

I found this old bridge up in Santa Barbara and it seemed a perfect spot to paint.

Patriarch

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on panel

Underpass

Kevin Turcotte

18 x 24 inches

oil on canvas

a painting that was in the recent Glenna Hartmann Invitational Fine Art Exhibition held at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

Glenna was a fine artist and a beautiful person -- she left us all too early.

Quick Study

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on panel

Malibu Creek -- Last Light

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10 inches

oil on panel

more from the same area as the last posting.

Moon over Malibu

Kevin Turcotte

10 x 12 inches

oil on linen mounted on panel

Chocolate strawberry

Kevin Turcotte

5 x 5 inches

watercolor on hot press paper

Something a little sweet for Valentine's Day.

Sunday on the river

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on linen

the LA

river -- with actual water from the recent rains. It got hazier and hazier as I painted this, making it hard to hang onto that initial impression.

Sluice

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on linen

During a break in the rain we've been getting here lately I wandered over to the Pasadena arroyo where the water was flowing. It felt great to get out and paint again.

Turn

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10 inches

oil on canvas panel

Linda

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on panel

from a workshop a bit ago. As part of the exercise I painted three or four versions of the same set up, leaving them as "starts" and not finished paintings. Sometimes it's better that way...