Figure Study #5

James Martin
10 x 8
oil on board

Canyon View

James Martin
10 x 8
oil on board

Maurissa

Kevin Turcotte
12 x 16
oil on canvas panel

Toni

Kevin Turcotte
8 x 16
oil on panel

Toni

Marty Havran
14x18
Oil on Canvas Board

Red Hat

James Martin
oil on board
10 x 8

Grapefruit

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8
oil on linen

orange juice

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8
oil on linen

Lemons

Kevin Turcotte
3.5 x 3.5
watercolor on hot press paper

Toni reclining

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 12
oil on panel

St. Sophia

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 12
oil on panel
a sketch from downtown LA on a overcast Saturday morning

Manly Face

Marty Havran
8x10
Oil on Canvas Board

Using the paints from the previous post I did a quick study of the face.

Manly

Marty Havran
12x18
Oil on Canvas Board

David and Birth of Venus Studies

Marty Havran
18x24
Oil on Canvas Board

I did these for a friends wedding reception. My concept was an Adam and Eve theme using 2 idealized figures from past artists.

Jee Teo

Marty Havran
12x9
Oil on Masonite

Jie

James Martin
10 x 8
oil on board

Standing model

Kevin Turcotte
12 x 6
oil on panel
a piece from a year ago when I was experimenting with fast drying white paint

Arroyo Bridge

Kevin Turcotte
10 x 12
oil on linen
from a few weeks ago, painting with Marty and Fabio (see his at insertnamehere)

Arroyo Bridge

Marty Havran
8x10
Oil on Canvas Board

A quick outdoor study.

Misty Mountains

Marty Havran
6x8
Oil on Panel

Halsey Canyon

James Martin
6 x 8
oil on board

Matilija Poppy

Kevin Turcotte
7 x 8
oil on cigar box lid

Adrienne seated

Kevin Turcotte
10 x 10
oil on panel

cemetery suite

Kevin Turcotte
5 x 7 (each image)
ink, watercolor pencil on handmade paper
there's a great old cemetery in downtown Los Angeles with tombs going back to the Spanish American war. Spent a Saturday morning drawing in a handmade sketchbook -- the paper has twigs, oatmeal, small leaves, all sorts of things in it, so the ink is very spontaneous -- you're never quite sure what it's going to do.

Nicole

Marty Havran
14x18
Oil on Canvas Board

Laura

Marty Havran
9x12
Oil on Canvas Board

Color study

James Martin
8 x 6
oil on board

Tujunga Creek

Kevin Turcotte
6x8
oil on linen
Out at Delta Flats last Saturday with a few matte painters from Dreamworks. What started out as a 10x12 panel ended up as a 6x8 after I decided the bigger painting just wasn't working the way I wanted it to. C'est la vie.

Martini

Kevin Turcotte
6.5 x 9
oil on cigar box
This was done to benefit a school auction -- inside the box, all the fixings needed to make a great martini.

Laura

Kevin Turcotte
12 x 16
oil on canvas panel

Clyde Aspevig

Clyde Aspevig
9x12
Oil on Canvas Linen Panel

Malibu Creek Study II

Clyde Aspevig

Clyde Aspevig
9x12f
Oil on Linen Canvas Board

Malibu Creek Study 1

Malibu Creek - late afternoon

Kevin Turcotte
8 x 10
oil on panel
We had the chance to paint with landscape artist Clyde Aspevig out at Malibu Creek State Park last weekend -- what a day! In between watching Clyde turn out two really nice little paintings I was able to work on this one as the light slid into the west.

Malibu Canyon (Aspevig workshop)

James Martin
10 x 8
oil on canvas board

Malibu Creek Study

Malibu Creek Study
8x10
Oil on Canvas Board

Painted during a workshop with
Aspevig. Obviously his skills didn't
rub off on me ;)

Nicole

Kevin Turcotte
8 x 10
oil on panel
Sometimes when you arrive late for a painting session you have to make do with whatever spot is left. This actually turned out to be a good angle to paint from. Lots of nice textures with the fur, velvet, wood and skin.

Nicole

Marty Havran
8x10 Canvas Board
Oil

Boa

James Martin
oil on canvas board
7x5

Hills and Shadows

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8 inches
oil on linen panel
late afternoon near the grapevine

Head of a Woman

Jeremy Engleman
2396 x 3240
3d geometry and texture

My wife and I recently had a baby, Andres, so I haven't had much of a chance to sit in front of live models. But here is an image I've been working on. Head of a woman, based on the live figure studies at Dreamworks. Here is what it looks like before it is rendered.

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Olivas Adobe

James Martin
10x8
oil on canvas board

Chocolate dessert

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 6 inches
oil on cigar box lid
damn, this was sooo good. Chocolate center underneath all that gooey deliciousness. Need I say more? Porto's rocks.

Hibiscus

Kevin Turcotte
3 1/2 x 3 1/2
watercolor on hot press paper
Happy New Year to all!

christmas dessert

Kevin Turcotte
8.5 x 8.5
oil on cigar box lid
a great dessert from Porto's Bakery -- one of the best Cuban bakeries in the LA area. One of the benefits of painting dessert is eating the subject matter when the painting is done. Hmmm. Still good.

Piru Shadows

James Martin
8 x 10
oil on board

Stepping Stones

James Martin
8 x 6
oil on board

Moraine shadows

Kevin Turcotte
20 x 20
oil on canvas
last year I was able to visit the Canadian Rockies -- an incredible place to paint. This one is also from the Easton Gallery show, coming down this weekend. Happy Thanksgiving to all -- my friends in the art world, the animation biz and the newspaper world.

Palms behind The Spot

Kevin Turcotte
12x18
oil on panel
another palm painting from the Easton Gallery show.

Piru Park

James Martin
10x8
oil on board