Drawing Show at Gallery 1988, Los Angeles

Jimmy On Top

30 x 40"

graphite and nero on illustration board

The Impossible Girl

15"x15"

acrylic and graphite on board

Wendel Dreamed of Mermaids

24 x 36

graphite & nero on paper

The Victorian Hypno Doll

9.5"x 15.5"

graphite & nero on paper

Dragoncon

So I ventured down to Atlanta for Dragoncon

I brought some drawings and a custom with me.

We keep painting

I'm not so sure I stay connected to my youth through my paintings or that they keep me "forever young", but I do like to try and capture the feeling of wonder I got from when I was a boy watching those atomic age sci-fi and horror films. If anything, the act of painting keeps me grounded and maybe has a kind of "Rip Van Winkle effect". Time seems to stop, when I'm working on my pieces. I feel like I should always try and have a healthy, almost playful, enthusiasm about making my paintings and I hope some of that translates to the people viewing the work at exhibitions.

This art-making is a tricky business.

coming up next

My next show is about the strange myths my characters believe in;

the myth of floaters, the origin of the "bad hair", the myth of the "others", . . . all this and more coming to New York in July

Hope to see you there.

My painting in the LUSH LIFE 2 Show at Roq La Rue Gallery

My new painting is

"the Ghost of Laura from the Reeds"

acrylic on board

16" x 20"

convex glass, antique frame.

$6500.00

contact me directly travislouie@yahoo.com or

the gallery at kirsten@roqlarue.com

she is on display at Roq La Rue Gallery in Seattle along with the preliminary drawing for the painting. I had a fun time painting the hair and the details in the hands and eyes.

random thoughts

I Painted this tune-up painting for Joshua Liner Gallery
I have a show coming up there in July.
I'm very excited about the prospect of a showing in my hometown and working with such a nice gallery.

Did someone say Hello Kitty?

so there is this show at Royal T in Culver City involving the 35th anniversary of Sanrio character, Hello Kitty, . . .it was a lot of fun to make this piece.
The show is up for a couple of weeks still, . . .if you are in the area, . . .



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