Author Archives: Alix H. Travis

Sketching through Ireland

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Alix H. Travis

Pub Crawling, ink on paper, September, 2018 My husband and I have just returned from a two week road trip through Ireland. I always travel with my watercolors … Continue reading →

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Creature of Habit

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Alix H. Travis

I have proved myself to be a real creature of habit. Mid January was the big move and I am only now working my way through that upheaval. In March I moved into my new studio, straightened, arranged and straightened … Continue reading →

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Moved!

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Alix H. Travis

To make a long story short I moved across the Hudson River and away from my wonderful studio in the Catskill Mountains in January, 2018. I moved into a new studio, a former backyard garage lovingly redesigned by my daughter. … Continue reading →

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“One Thing Leads to Another”

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Alix H. Travis

One thing leads to another: watercolor transforms into collage; watercolors become linoleum prints then collaged to become neither a print nor just a college but… “mixed media” does not capture the result. “Mixed media” is a technical term, really just … Continue reading →

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Medium Combinations, no. 2

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Alix H. Travis

As I had written in the previous blog entry, I was dissatisfied with all my attempts to “paint” dew sprinkled over cob webs. Then I determined to drape real “jewels” (beads from my mother’s old costume jewelry) between the dead stalks … Continue reading →

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Medium Combinations

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Alix H. Travis

In my seasonal rhythm of working the time for watercolor collage is again in ascendency. I began though, not with collage but with printmaking, specifically block printing or stamping that grew to include collage. I have been attracted by the … Continue reading →

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Just published! Catskill Coloring Book

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Alix H. Travis

As is my usual habit when I went south in the Winter, 2014 I determined to try some new art medium; this time with an objective in mind–to produce a coloring book inspired by my own original watercolor plein air … Continue reading →

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Ariodante Gallery, New Orleans

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Alix H. Travis

For the month of April, 2014 I was flattered to hang a show of my most recent New Orleans inspired watercolor collages at the Ariodante Gallery, Julia Street, New Orleans. I had been creating watercolor collages from “failed” watercolors for several years. In 2013 … Continue reading →

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Andes Margaretville Roxbury Open Studios, 2014

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Alix H. Travis

I again agreed to coordinate the Andes Margaretville Roxbury Open Studios tour for 2014. This time I elected not to open my studio but instead visited studios. It was a most interesting event and one we have decided to repeat … Continue reading →