Blue Bridge

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10 inches

oil on panel

Painted out near where Ballona Creek empties into the Pacific.

Cold Springs

Kevin Turcotte

6 1/8 x 7 3/4 inches

oil on panel

dropped off some work at the gallery last Sunday and took the opportunity to paint the always beautiful Santa Barbara landscape. The water actually flows over the road here and the occasional car drove through the scene while I painted.

Yuba River Rocks

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on panel

I used to live in Northern California and would venture up into the hills whenever I could -- while very cold this river was beautiful to paint.

Kem

Kevin Turcotte

5 5/8 x 8 inches

oil on panel

Sometimes at the end of our weekly painting sessions I'll have enough time for another small painting. For whatever reason these are often better paintings -- more direct, a little fresher. This was one of those times.