Studio Redo

The painting on the top is a plein air painting I did while vacationing in McCall, ID this summer. It has bugged me since I painted it for a lot of reasons. So while in the studio tonight I decided to redo the painting and am pretty happy with the result, especially compared to the stinker from Saturday night. 6x8 Oil on board
Also this is a shot of my studio space in case you were wondering.

Effort vs Result

After not painting for what seems like a very long time I painted late Saturday night (12-1am) and banged out this hideous still life. Why am I posting you may ask is that I had a blast doing it even if the result didn't match my energy level. It got me jump started painting again. Thanks to Kevin who committed me to paint at least once a week again.

Cozumel fish

Kevin Turcotte

22 x 24.5

watercolor on cold press paper

From an underwater picture I took while snorkeling off the island of Cozumel in the Caribbean. Lots of great fish right off the shore.

Toward the launchpads

Kevin Turcotte

16 x 24 inches

oil on panel

painted on location at Cape Canaveral Florida. At one point an eight foot alligator hoisted himself out onto the road we were standing on. He didn't bother us and we left him alone too.

Bluegills

Kevin Turcotte

21 x 29

watercolor on cold press paper

I had to make a presentation of personal artwork recently so I was digging through some older work -- this one was exhibited in the California State Fair in Sacramento a few years back. Quite a few years actually.

Malibu Creek Hill

Kevin Turcotte

9 x 12

linen on panel

Malibu Creek State Park is where the television show M.A.S.H. was shot, as well as numerous movies, including Planet of the Apes (Charlton Heston version). I did not see any "filthy apes" while I was there though -- just hills.

Yellow Kayak

Kevin Turcotte

22 x 28 inches

oil on canvas

View from Mount Lowe

Kevin Turcotte

12 x 6 inches

oil on panel

unfortunately this view is now most likely a charred mess of blackened trees -- part of the area burned by the "Station Fire" that destroyed a good chunk of the Angeles National Forest. This is near Mount Wilson, which survived the fire.

Behind the Spot

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on linen mounted on panel

the sun burning through the fog behind the best little burger joint in Carpinteria.

Grandview and San Fernando

Kevin Turcotte

24 x 12 inches

oil on panel

this is right down the street from where I work and after driving past it a thousand times I thought it might make a nice painting. I spent a few hours on a Sunday working on this, getting dust blown into me from passing trains. A few days after I painted this the city came along and trimmed all the extra fronds off the trees, ruining the effect I liked so much about them.

Boxer

Kevin Turcotte

14 x 17

graphite on paper

Redhead

Kevin Turcotte

16 x 20 inches

oil on gessoed panel

Troll Bridge

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on panel

this is what passes for a river in Los Angeles -- I'm really not sure what the yellow concrete cylinders are used for -- perhaps seats for the trolls?

Carpinteria Beach at Sunset

Kevin Turcotte

4 x 4 inches

watercolor on hot press paper

Fire Dancer

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on panel

another quick one from our hour long painting sessions.

Dark Water

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on gessoed illustration board

Cal Tech

Kevin Turcotte

8,25 x 10.5 inches

ink wash in sketchbook

I went sketching the other day with my son Jackson, who is putting pieces together for an art portfolio. The Cal Tech campus in Pasadena is a great place to sketch -- this is what I came up with.

Standing Man

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 12 inches

oil on gessoed panel

our  little  group of painters now gets the last hour of a figure drawing session for one long pose. This was what I came up with last week.

Chester

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on gessoed illustration board

that's smoke from a wood mill in the little town of Chester  in Northern California. Nice place, some great painting spots nearby.

One hour of painting

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on panel

this is about what one hour of figure painting buys you  these days...not quite the three  hour study,  but better than nothing.

Passing clouds

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on panel

painted while I was working as a background painter at the Disney animation studio in Florida. It's a road stretching off toward the town of Claremont and I have a sinking feeling that this particular scene is covered over with subdivisions now.

figure drawings

Kevin Turcotte

18 x 24 (cropped)

conte crayon on newsprint

figure drawing is something every artist has to keep up with -- I should draw more often and try to -- these are from a recent session at the studio.

Trumpets

Kevin Turcotte

4 x 4

watercolor on hot press paper

Back

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on panel

susie

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10 inches

oil on canvas panel

our weekly painting session has moved several rooms in the past year, presenting new lighting challenges with each location. Here we tried for a more naturalistic approach. This was about an hour and a half of painting.

Padaro Beach

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

oil on panel

the white structure at the end of this beach is a fantasy version of a beach  house out of the Arabian Nights -- very mysterious.  It's right off the 101 freeway as you're headed south from Santa Barbara.

Down for repairs

Kevin Turcotte

9 x 12

oil  on linen

Santa Paula airport -- this bird won't be flying soon...

Tree and bridge

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 inches

This one was from a painting outing with James  Martin (from Paintopolis and jamesmartinstudio.blogspot.com) off the 126 highway near the Ventura and Los Angeles County border.

Acrylic

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10 (approx.)

acrylic on illustration board

another quicker painting -- back when I was regularly painting the figure in acrylic.

City of Angels (2)

Kevin Turcotte

5 x 8 (approx.)

ink wash in sketchbook

another drawing from the old Spanish-American War cemetery in downtown Los Angeles, a place that truly is a city of angels...

Amarylis

Kevin Turcotte

4 x 4

watercolor on hot press paper

...this little bulb has been hanging around our house since Christmas and it's still going strong.

Lone Tree

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8

oil on cardboard

done back when I was heavy into experimenting with surface quality -- mixed tiny glass balls into matte  medium to give a very toothy surface.

Back

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10

oil on panel

our painting sessions are back for a little while but we now only have two hours to accomplish what we used to in three...

Sara

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 12

oil on canvas, mounted on panel

from a while ago...

Get outside and paint!

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8 

oil on linen mounted on panel

The title is just a reminder of what I  need to do more of during the coming year -- Happy New Year to all!

Holiday treat

Kevin Turcotte

7 x 9 (approx.)

oil on cigar box

more goodness from Portos. 

New dessert

Kevin Turcotte

7 x 9 (approx.)

oil on cigar box

a painting from the current holiday group show at the Easton Gallery in Santa Barbara. This original pastry was from the great Porto's Bakery in Glendale. Always  a line, but always worth it...

Matador Beach surf

Kevin Turcotte

9 x 12

oil on panel

another from the most photographed, most painted beach in Southern California -- Matador Beach. I think I did three or four paintings this particular day -- this one was the first. 

Approaching Storm

Kevin Turcotte

18 x 24

oil on panel

This is from a current show of my work at the DreamWorks studio. I painted this from Mount Lassen in Northern California, one of my favorite places to paint -- a very under-visited national park.

Windsock

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8

oil on linen mounted on panel

This is from the helipad atop the parking structure at the studio. Headed home after a late day at work the orange glow caught my eye -- I sketched it out on a loose piece of paper and painted it soon after. 

Alma

Kevin Turcotte

11 x 14

oil on canvas panel

once again our weekly painting time is being put on hold until new facilities can be arranged -- this is from a session a month or two ago. We have painted Alma while she played the violin for us (she's quite good!) but not this time. 

Anacapa Light

Kevin Turcotte

4 x 4

watercolor on hot press paper

I booked a trip out to Anacapa Island -- part of the channel islands off the coast of California -- a few weeks ago, and invited an artist friend so we could do some watercolors.  Unfortunately the one day of rain in the past six months was the same day we were out on the island and the squalls kept coming in regularly. Our paints stayed in our packs and I had to do this from a photograph. Still, the islands are an impressive, nearly pristine environment to visit -- and I will return!

Sycamores

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8

oil on cardboard

an older painting from around the corner of the studio, in Bette Davis Park.

Morris Graves Wall of Art

Kevin Turcotte
A photo from the reception held last Saturday at the Morris-Graves Museum of Art in Eureka, where I'm part of a group show, "An Animator's Avocation." The show also features of paintings of fellow DreamWorks animation artists, James Martin, Simon Otto and Fabio Lignini. The show was held on the second floor of the rotunda in the museum and we were each given a separate wall. Thanks to all who made this possible!

Prickly Pear

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8

oil on board

another lunchtime painting from a few years ago. I went back to paint another version of this shortly after and the entire plant had been cut down.  Gone. So this is the only version there will be. 

Group Show

Kevin Turcotte

I'm part of a group show in the city of Eureka, at the Morris-Graves Museum. These six pieces are on exhibition with work from three other DreamWorks artists; Fabio Lignini and Simon Otto from insertnamehere.blogspot.com and fellow Paintopolis citizen James Martin. The show will be up for several months -- if you're on the north coast stop on by!

Beachwatcher

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8

oil on canvas

Hologram Show

I've been busy generating some holograms which are on display in a group show at the new Gnomon Gallery. The show is up through September 10, with a closing party on September 11. These are Rabbitholes prints, which allow for a wide range of view and 10 seconds or so of animation.

Super Rica

Kevin Turcotte

9 x 12

oil on canvas

this from a great little restaurant in Santa Barbara -- many great tacos have been enjoyed here...

White Hat

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10 

oil on linen

Beachwall

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10

oil on panel

Green ring -- translucent

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10

oil on linen

Green ring -- transparent

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10

oil on linen

Bucket man

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10

oil on linen

Pink Board

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10

oil on linen

Beachwalker

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8

oil on canvas

Summerland cliffs

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10

oil on linen

Crumble

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8

oil on canvas mounted on panel

The cliffs are eroding between Refugio and El Capitan beaches near Santa Barbara -- a fitting subject for a painting.

At the Edge of the Ocean

Kevin Turcotte

10 x 24

oil on linen mounted on board

This was on the reverse of the invitation for the show.

Girl in White

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8

oil on linen

Another image from the upcoming show at the Easton Gallery.

Approaching Wave

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10

oil on linen

Gallery Invitation

This is the reason there hasn't been much activity here for a few weeks -- I've been busy! The show opens next week and is up for a good part of the summer.  I'll be posting more images from the show in the coming days.

same model, different session

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10

oil on canvas panel

this is the same model as the previous post with a little more time to develop the art...

Ink drawing

Kevin Turcotte

India Ink and sharpie pen on paper

11 x 17

One of the benefits of working at an animation studio is the life drawing sessions offered to the artists. In this particular session we were required to draw in indelible media so we couldn't erase. This was a quick pose -- one of many, but I kinda liked the way it came out.  

Lunchtime Treeness

James Martin
10 x 8
oil on canvas board

Under the Freeway

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 12

oil on canvas, mounted on panel

from a while ago...painted directly under the 2 freeway in Los Angeles, near Dodger Stadium. 

Lunch Time # 4

James Martin
8 x 6
oil on linen

Subsurfacing Sushi

Jeremy A. Engleman

Maya, mental ray

I finally figured out a use for Maya's "wood" procedural texture. Fish.

Lifeguard shack

Kevin Turcotte

9 x 12

oil on linen

winter on the beach, a guardstand shut down for the season, a perfect reason to paint...

Surf rock

Kevin Turcotte

10 x 12

oil on linen

keeping with the coastal theme, another from Matador Beach, late in the afternoon, painting with some friends...

Dusty Simplified Glass

Jeremy A. Engleman

Maya and mental ray

Leo Carillo beach

Kevin  Turcotte

8 x 8 

oil on canvas mounted on panel

this is the kind of day it is here in Southern California -- Happy Easter to everyone!

Matador Beach

Kevin Turcotte

9 x 12

oil on panel

it seems like every outdoor artist in Los Angeles has painted at least one painting at Matador Beach in Malibu.  This is but one of many I have...

Procedural Plums

Jeremy Engleman

Maya, mental ray

Entirely procedural plums and water drops. A little schematic of how the surface was derived can be found here.

Lassen slope

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8

oil on panel

this is one of the least visited National Parks in the country -- and that's part of the reason I like it so much -- you can pull off to the side of the road, paint and nobody bothers you. 

Sandpit

Kevin Turcotte

5.5 x 6.5

oil on cardboard

another older lunchtime painting, a sandpit on a threatening day -- lots of atmosphere right before a storm.

Longhorn

Kevin Turcotte

4 x 4

watercolor on hot press paper

I was painting up at Vasquez Rocks (the location of many a television and movie shoot -- whenever they want an "outer space" look) a few weeks back and saw a few of these guys at a nearby ranch.  Those horns had to have been at least five to six feet across. 

Monterey Beach

Kevin Turcotte
12 x 6
oil on panel

Saturday at the cemetery

Kevin Turcotte

5 x 8 (approx.)

ink wash in sketchbook

I received a nice notice in Charley Parker's great "lines and colors" blog today -- thanks! This is from last Saturday in an old cemetery in downtown Los Angeles. A quiet place to sketch, amidst the veterans of the Spanish-American War. 

Rocks and Foam

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 8

oil on panel

from a trip out to Matador Beach north of Malibu -- great rocks and sea caves to explore!

Golden Hills

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10

oil on panel

from a small series I did of the hills above Gorman, California, right off the I-5.

Grove - late afternoon

Kevin Turcotte

4 x 4

watercolor on cold press paper

looking down into the San Gabriel valley from the foothills above Pasadena.

Dying slave

Kevin Turcotte
11 x 14
oil on canvas panel
Trace, our model, provided us with your basic dying slave pose.

Cypress

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8
oil on panel
another in the continuing series of lunchtime paintings -- this is the back of the building I work in.

Under the bridge

Kevin Turcotte

18 x 24

oil on canvas

this was done on site over several days while I was in Orlando working at the Disney studio -- it was later purchased by the Maitland Art Center. 

Cream Horn

Kevin Turcotte

5 x 8 (approx.)

oil on cigar box lid

the last in the series of pastries from the holiday show at the Easton Gallery. Merry Christmas to all!

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Kevin Turcotte

5 x 7 (approx.)

oil on cigar box lid

Chocolate swirl

Kevin Turcotte

8 x 10 (approx.)

oil on cigar box lid

Tres Leches

Kevin Turcotte

5 x 7 (approx.)

oil on cigar box

another from the dessert series...more to come.

Pina Colada

Kevin Turcotte

5 x 7 (approx.)

oil on cigar box lid

more holiday desserts for the holiday show at the Easton Gallery -- opens today. This is a Pina Colada cake from the great Porto's Cuban bakery in Glendale. 

Path and stream

Kevin Turcotte

6 x 8

oil on panel

another quick lunchtime painting at work

Lunchtime Sketch # 3

James Martin
8 x 6
oil on board

Gray Day

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8
oil on panel
a gray day here at lunchtime -- but a perfectly good time to paint.

Petra

Marty Havran
Nupastel on Smooth Bristol
18x24

Beach - late afternoon

Kevin Turcotte
10 x 12
oil on linen

Melissa

Kevin Turcotte
11 x 14
oil on canvas panel

Yellow wall

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8
oil on panel
another from a series of lunchtime paintings -- this one a wall here at DreamWorks.

Canyon pool

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8
oil on board
this one is from an outing to Delta Flats in the Angeles National Forest.

Wolverine

Kevin Turcotte
8x10
graphite on paper
another drawing from the same sketchbook

Coyote

Kevin Turcotte
8 x 10
graphite on paper
an old drawing kicking around my studio -- thought I'd put in something a little different this time.

Another lunch, another painting

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8
oil on panel

Lunch painting

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8
oil on panel
from a recent Friday, painting at lunch with James (see below)

Lunchtime Painting

James Martin
8 x 6
oil on board

Timid

Marty Havran
14x11
Oil on Canvas Board
3 hour pose

Pirate

Marty Havran
11x14
Oil on Canvas Board

Canyon

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 12
oil on panel
a little closer to home -- the Angeles National Forest.

Death Valley

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8
oil on panel
another from my travels -- painted this on site as a storm moved in -- you can see grains of sand embedded in the paint.

red canoe

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8
oil on panel
a painting from my stint at Disney Animation in the Florida studio, this little lake was open only to employees and the site of much painting on my part.

Jennifer

Kevin Turcotte
10 x 12 (detail)
oil on canvas panel

Marty Cassatt

Marty Havran
Mary Cassatt Copy
20x24
Oil on Board

Linda

Kevin Turcotte
11 x 14
oil on canvas panel

Maine Lighthouse

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8
oil on panel
from a few years back -- one of my big art heroes painted this same lighthouse years before I did. Anybody recognize it?

Yellow inflatable

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8
oil on board

Douglas Preserve, Late Afternoon

Kevin Turcotte
24 x 30
oil on canvas
this painting is another for the Douglas Preserve fundraiser, and was chosen for the cover of the invitation.

Path through the preserve

Kevin Turcotte
16 x 20
oil on canvas
another painting for the Douglas Family Preserve fundraiser

Below the Douglas Preserve

Kevin Turcotte
16 x 20
oil on canvas
this is one of a set of paintings that will be auctioned to raise funds for the continuing upkeep of the Douglas Family Preserve in Santa Barbara. The land was donated by the family of actor Michael Douglas to be made into a park -- it's a beautiful place, overlooking the Pacific on a bluff. This particular angle is from the beach below the park.

Colorado trees

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8
oil on panel
one of a few views from my travels

Up in the hills

Kevin Turcotte
3.5 x 3.5
watercolor on hot press paper
late afternoon in the hills above Carpinteria

New Matilija

Kevin Turcotte
4.5 x 4.5
watercolor on cold press paper
what can I say, these grow in my back yard and I find them hard to resist...

Taxi

Kevin Turcotte
10 x 12
oil on linen

Watercolor nude

Kevin Turcotte
9x12
watercolor on cold press paper
another old one while we wait for the painting sessions to resume...

Painter of Blight

James Martin
8 x 6
oil on board

Went out painting with William Wray , Eric Mclean and fellow artists in the Rancho Burbank area. Great spot chosen by Mr. Wray!

Verdugo wash

Kevin Turcotte
8 x 8
oil on panel
for those of you not from Los Angeles, this is what a creek looks like here...

Eric

Kevin Turcotte
8 x 10
oil on panel
another older one while we wait for our regular painting sessions to resume...

Stop

James Martin
8 x 10
oil on linen

Susan

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 9
oil on panel
Since our painting session is taking an eight week hiatus I dug through the old painting pile and came up with this one from a few years back.

Sunlit Path

James Martin
14 x 11
oil on canvas board

Sophia

Kevin Turcotte
16 x 16
oil on panel

Towsley Canyon

James Martin
oil on board
8 x 10

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

Two palms by the sea

Kevin Turcotte
3.5 x 4.25
watercolor on hot press paper
This one is actually not from the Easton show, but is the same site I painted for a previous gallery piece -- different time of day, different mood.

Night phones

Kevin Turcotte
18x24
oil on canvas
yet another from the Easton show

End of the Day

Kevin Turcotte
9x12
oil on linen
another painting from the show at the Easton Gallery.

Ventura Harbour

James Martin
8x10
oil on board

Seated Nude

Marty Havran
18x24
Charcoal

After the Rain

Kevin Turcotte
24x30
oil on canvas

Touch of gold

Kevin Turcotte
8x10
oil on panel
This is one of 38 new paintings in the Easton
Gallery show starting this Saturday. Stop on by.

Gallery Invitation

Goodbye Cassandra

Kevin Turcotte
12 x 16
oil on canvas panel

Cassandra posed one last time for us before leaving for New York -- she was a great model and we'll miss her.

Backyard

James Martin
6x8
oil on board

Patio chairs

Kevin Turcotte
9x12
oil on canvas
I just finished reading "The Ruins" by Scott Smith. I think the vines need trimming...

Heather

Kevin Turcotte
12 x 16
oil on canvas panel

Park Path

James Martin
10x8
oil on board

Back Window

Kevin Turcotte
8 x 10
oil on canvas

Backroad

James Martin
8x10
oil on canvas board

Downtown Morning

James Martin
oil on board
8x10

Tourist with Popsicle

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8
oil on panel

Lisa

Jeremy Engleman
3d geometry and texture.
Maya 7.0

Carpinteria Slough - mid afternoon

Kevin Turcotte
5 x 7
oil on linen

Carpinteria Slough - late afternoon

Kevin Turcotte
5 x 7
oil on linen

Workshop painting #3

James Martin
10x8
oil on canvas board

Workshop painting #2

James Martin
10x8
oil on board

Workshop painting #1

James Martin
8x10
oil on canvas board

Grapefruit bowl

Kevin Turcotte
3 x 3 1/2
watercolor on hot press paper

Piru morning

James Martin
10x8
oil on board

Tango

Kevin Turcotte
3 1/2 x 3 1/2
watercolor on hot press paper

Red Kimono

Kevin Turcotte
12 x 16
oil on canvas panel

Piru

James Martin
8x10
oil on board

beach rocks

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8
oil on panel

Jacob a.ka. "Hamster"

James Martin
10x8
pencil on canson
Quick sketch of my son done at the Getty museum

Melissa

Marty Havran
9x12
Oil on Board

workshop #1

James Martin
8x10
oil on board

Marissa

Jeremy Engleman
3d Geometry and Texture
1024 x 1024 px.

Magnolia Ave., 3 a.m.

Kevin Turcotte 18 x 24 oil on canvas this painting was done while I was living in Orlando, Florida and was obtained by the Maitland Art Center through a purchase award.

Travel town trains

Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8
oil on panel

another travel town lunch time painting

Brand at lunchtime

James Martin
8x10
oil on board

Monica -- non art school pose

Kevin Turcotte
12 x 16
oil on canvas panel

Monica tried to help our
painting group with
a pose not normally
seen in art school.

Monica Reclining

Marty Havran
12x7
Oil on Canvas

White Iris

Kevin Turcotte 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 watercolor on hot press paper

Kevin Turcotte
12 x 16
oil on canvas panel

Cafe

James Martin
4x6
watercolor on cold press paper

Seated

Marty Havran
6x8
Oil on Board

Carpinteria Palms

Kevin Turcotte
3.5 x 3.5
watercolor on hot press paper

Ventura Beach MIni

James Martin
6x8
oil on canvas board

Matilija Poppy

Kevin Turcotte
3 1/4 x 4 1/2
watercolor on hot press paper

A flower for Mother's Day.

Monica

Jeremy Engleman
3d Geometry and Texture
Maya Software Render

Kevin Turcotte
12 x 16
oil on canvas panel

Venutra Mini

James Martin
5x7
oil on canvas board

Art School Monica

Marty Havran
11x14
Oil on Canvas

Mike

Marty Havran
9x12
Oil on Canvas

(Not my favorite)

Jennifer

Jeremy Engleman
3d Geometry and Texture
Maya Software Render

Jennifer Reclining

Marty Havran
11x14
Oil on Panel

Jennifer on the couch

Kevin Turcotte
12 x 16
oil on canvas panel

Cobalt pot

Kevin Turcotte
3 1/4 x 2 3/4
watercolor on hot press paper