Kevin Turcotte
6 x 8 inches
oil on panel
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
Kevin Turcotte9 x 5 3/4 inches
watercolor on cold press paper
a lunch time sketch from the nearby San Fernando Road rail line.
Sunday, April 08, 2012
Sunday, April 01, 2012
Foggy day at the beach
Kevin Turcotte10.25 x 7 inches
watercolor on hot press paper
Sometimes a bad day for swimming is a good day for painting.
Monday, March 26, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
watercolor figure
Kevin Turcotte18 x 24 inches
watercolor on cold press paper
This is from our lunchtime watercolor class held at the studio -- too bad it ended this week. It was fun.
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Gator studies
Kevin Turcotte7 x 10 inches
watercolor on hot press paper
I found a cache of old watercolors -- this one from an alligator zoo in Florida. The nice thing about gators is they don't move very much -- until they want too. Then they're terrifyingly fast.
Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Red cloche hat
Kevin Turcotte12 x 16 inches
oil on canvas panel
When Aycil arrived wearing the red hat I asked her to keep it on -- I think it really helps the painting.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Piper Cub
Kevin Turcotte8 x 10 inches
oil on linen mounted on panel
This is the six-year anniversary for Paintopolis -- 410 posts so far. The very first post was of an airplane from the Santa Paula airport and so is this one.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Lotusland
Kevin Turcotte3 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches
watercolor in moleskine sketchbook
There's an estate in Santa Barbara called "Lotusland" that has all sorts of painting and art possibilities in it.
Sunday, February 05, 2012
River sketch
Kevin Turcotte8 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
Kevin Turcotte6 x 8 inches
oil on panel
an older one -- from a trip to an old ranch in northern Los Angeles county.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Sunday, January 08, 2012
Sunday, January 01, 2012
Santa Monica sketch
Kevin Turcotte3.5 x 5 inches
sharpie marker on paper
Trying to keep it simple -- only two values and no preliminary drawing.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Last painting session of the year
Kevin Turcotte12 x 16 inches
oil on canvas panel
This was from our last figure painting session of the year at the studio.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Pensive model
Kevin Turcotte12 x 16 inches
oil on canvas panel
We're trying to set up our lighting a little more professionally -- blocking a lot of the overhead fluorescent fill light so our spotlight can do what it's supposed to do. This was our first attempt.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
From the Bluffs
Kevin Turcotte20 x 20 inches
oil on canvas
Another painting from the current holiday show at the Easton Gallery in Santa Barbara.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Padaro Beach, toward the hills
Kevin Turcotte10 x 10 inches
oil on panel
This one is currently in the annual holiday show at the Easton Gallery in Santa Barbara.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Anthony
Kevin Turcotte11 x 14 inches
oil on canvas panel
From a recent session with Anthony, a jazz pianist, who also happens to be a model as well.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Rachel
Kevin Turcotte12 x 16
oil on canvas panel
one of the artists wanted a turban -- so Rachel was kind enough to accommodate him.
Monday, October 31, 2011
A quick little one
Kevin Turcotte4 1/2 x 6 inches
oil on linen mounted on panel
my friend Owen prepared this little panel and gave it to me for a try out -- I took it up to the Hahamongna Watershed Park near the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena and this is what I came up with. Great surface to paint on!
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Olivia
Kevin Turcotte16 x 20 inches
oil on canvas panel
Every time I paint a figure model it's like a sprint to the finish line. Three hours goes by in a flash.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Sunday, October 02, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Toni V
Kevin Turcotte12 x 16 inches
oil on canvas panel
Not all of our models are named Toni. Just two of them.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Callie's Matilija

Kevin Turcotte
5 x 5 inches
watercolor on hot press paper
we cut back the poppies in the back yard this year and were rewarded with an incredible growth of these flowers. There are even a few still blooming...
Monday, September 05, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Deer Creek
Kevin Turcotte6 x 8 inches
oil on linen mounted on panel
I was up in the northern part of the state recently and did this little oil sketch one morning. When I was done I ate my lunch by the stream and counted at least ten good sized trout in the water. And me without a fishing pole.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Monday, August 01, 2011
Japanese garden
Kevin Turcotte 5 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches
watercolor on hot press paper
From a sketching trip to the Huntington Gardens.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
July Gloom
Kevin Turcotte6 x 8 inches
oil on panel
Usually here in Southern California it's only June gloom, but this summer some of it has extended into July. The overcast gives a nice soft light for painting. This was a lunch time painting during a class production designer Kathy Altieri was offering to the artists at work.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Ranch view
Kevin Turcotte 8 x 10 inches
oil on linen mounted on panel
Another painting from the same ranch as the last posting.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Ranch Eucalyptus
Kevin Turcotte8 x 10 inches
oil on linen mounted on panel
actually, what IS the plural for eucalyptus? eucalypti? eucalyptuses? There was definitely more than one here when I painted this.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Tortured Soul
Kevin Turcotte12 x 16 inches
oil on canvas panel
Damien gave us a killer pose to work with -- a little more extreme than our normal sessions.
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