Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8 inches
oil on canvas panel
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Monday, August 19, 2013
River depths
Kevin Turcotte
8 x 10 inches
oil on canvas panel
A little on the spot painting from a recent trip to the Northern part of the state -- one of my favorite places to paint.
8 x 10 inches
oil on canvas panel
A little on the spot painting from a recent trip to the Northern part of the state -- one of my favorite places to paint.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Sunday, April 07, 2013
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Sunday, February 03, 2013
Olivia sitting
Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8 inches
oil on canvas panel
I wasn't planning on painting the other day but got talked into it at the last minute -- so this was done in about an hour with borrowed brushes and borrowed paint.
6 x 8 inches
oil on canvas panel
I wasn't planning on painting the other day but got talked into it at the last minute -- so this was done in about an hour with borrowed brushes and borrowed paint.
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Chelsea
Kevin Turcotte
12 x 16 inches
oil on canvas panel
Sorry for not posting recently. It's been crazy. This was my most recent painting from a new model to our painting sessions. The sofa was there for another painter's class and we just had to use it.
12 x 16 inches
oil on canvas panel
Sorry for not posting recently. It's been crazy. This was my most recent painting from a new model to our painting sessions. The sofa was there for another painter's class and we just had to use it.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Model with pillows
Kevin Turcotte
12 x 16 inches
oil on canvas panel
from a recent life painting session -- about 2 1/2 hours of work.
12 x 16 inches
oil on canvas panel
from a recent life painting session -- about 2 1/2 hours of work.
Sunday, October 07, 2012
Arroyo stream
Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8 inches
oil on linen mounted on panel
I did this one last weekend in the 102 degree heat. About half way through I noticed the little camp stool I was sitting on started listing to the rear, then it broke and deposited me on the ground. I finished the painting on my knees, but not before accidentally knocking my roll of paper towels into the water where they sucked up half the creek, rendering them useless. Remember, painting outdoors is fun...
6 x 8 inches
oil on linen mounted on panel
I did this one last weekend in the 102 degree heat. About half way through I noticed the little camp stool I was sitting on started listing to the rear, then it broke and deposited me on the ground. I finished the painting on my knees, but not before accidentally knocking my roll of paper towels into the water where they sucked up half the creek, rendering them useless. Remember, painting outdoors is fun...
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Noir cover
Kevin Turcotte
12 x 16 inches
oil on canvas panel
This setup looked like the cover to an old noir paperback novel -- it just needs screaming yellow type above the image.
12 x 16 inches
oil on canvas panel
This setup looked like the cover to an old noir paperback novel -- it just needs screaming yellow type above the image.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Gouache landscape study
Kevin Turcotte
5 x 7 inches
gouache on illustration board
Mike Hernandez gave a little gouache class on campus last week and we painted as the sun dropped rapidly in the evening sky. By the time I was done with this one the light had changed completely. Still, it was lots of fun and inspiring as well.
5 x 7 inches
gouache on illustration board
Mike Hernandez gave a little gouache class on campus last week and we painted as the sun dropped rapidly in the evening sky. By the time I was done with this one the light had changed completely. Still, it was lots of fun and inspiring as well.
Sunday, September 09, 2012
Experimental Drawing
Kevin Turcotte
12 x 16 inches
pastel, watercolor on colored paper
One of the best things about working at an animation studio is the variety of art classes offered. This was from a recent class emphasizing freedom of expression over accurate depiction. Quick and direct -- and fun.
12 x 16 inches
pastel, watercolor on colored paper
One of the best things about working at an animation studio is the variety of art classes offered. This was from a recent class emphasizing freedom of expression over accurate depiction. Quick and direct -- and fun.
Monday, September 03, 2012
Rabbit
Kevin Turcotte
5 x 6 1/2 inches
watercolor on cold press paper
A really quick sketch -- trying to keep it wet and flowing.
5 x 6 1/2 inches
watercolor on cold press paper
A really quick sketch -- trying to keep it wet and flowing.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Sunday, August 12, 2012
White plane
Kevin Turcotte
8 x 10 inches
oil on linen mounted on panel
Another of the paintings in the current group show at the Easton Gallery in Santa Barbara. Painted from a visit to the Santa Paula Airport.
8 x 10 inches
oil on linen mounted on panel
Another of the paintings in the current group show at the Easton Gallery in Santa Barbara. Painted from a visit to the Santa Paula Airport.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Sunday, July 22, 2012
In the surf
Kevin Turcotte
12 x 16 inches
oil on canvas panel
This is one of the new paintings included in the upcoming group show at the Easton Gallery in Santa Barbara.
12 x 16 inches
oil on canvas panel
This is one of the new paintings included in the upcoming group show at the Easton Gallery in Santa Barbara.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Carpinteria lagoon
Kevin Turcotte
20 x 20 inches
oil on canvas
One of the paintings in an upcoming group show at the Easton Gallery in Santa Barbara -- starting July 27.
20 x 20 inches
oil on canvas
One of the paintings in an upcoming group show at the Easton Gallery in Santa Barbara -- starting July 27.
Sunday, July 08, 2012
Sunday, July 01, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Red plane
Kevin Turcotte
8 x 10 inches
oil on linen mounted on panel
From a trip to the Santa Paula airport on one of their open house days.
8 x 10 inches
oil on linen mounted on panel
From a trip to the Santa Paula airport on one of their open house days.
Monday, June 11, 2012
Monday, June 04, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Observatory
Kevin Turcotte
16 x 20 inches
oil on canvas panel
In honor of the solar eclipse that just occurred over Los Angeles. Not much to see, just a little dimmer than usual.
16 x 20 inches
oil on canvas panel
In honor of the solar eclipse that just occurred over Los Angeles. Not much to see, just a little dimmer than usual.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Vasquez acrylic
Kevin Turcotte
10 x 12 inches
acrylic on illustration board
Acrylics can be tricky when painting outdoors, especially in the desert as they dry almost as fast as you can put brush to panel.
Sunday, May 06, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Victorian
Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8 inches
oil on panel
From awhile ago. I came across this painting recently and it brought back a lot of memories -- of Saturdays in a workshop, of Clark, the model, who since passed away, and of the constant struggle to simplify and make the cleanest artistic statement possible.
6 x 8 inches
oil on panel
From awhile ago. I came across this painting recently and it brought back a lot of memories -- of Saturdays in a workshop, of Clark, the model, who since passed away, and of the constant struggle to simplify and make the cleanest artistic statement possible.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Railroad culvert
Sunday, April 08, 2012
Sunday, April 01, 2012
Foggy day at the beach
Monday, March 26, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
watercolor figure
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Gator studies
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Red cloche hat
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Piper Cub
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Lotusland
Sunday, February 05, 2012
River sketch
Kevin Turcotte
8 x 10 inches
oil on panel
This is the Los Angeles river in all it's natural beauty. I painted it while standing in the river basin, on a slight rise of concrete. While I painted I noticed an old man walking up the shore of the river, reaching into the water and pitching things up onto the concrete bank. He seemed surprised to see me, but continued on. Walking, stooping to grab in the water, and throwing things onto the bank. Minutes after he passed I suddenly noticed water flowing under my feet -- under my paint box and under my tripod bag, all resting flat on the concrete. Somehow he had diverted the flow of the river, causing me to beat a hasty retreat. So if this has a less finished air than most of my work, it's thanks to an old guy trying to clean up the LA river.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
cow skull
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