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kitchen paintings

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Alix H. Travis

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“Kitchen Paintings; watercolors by Alix Hallman Travis

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Alix H. Travis

Kitchen Paintings; watercolors of Alix Hallman Travis by Foreword by Carol Little "Still Life" by Nina Kasanof | Make Your Own Book I’ve been busy–very busy preparing an exhibition catalog for my upcoming show at the Longyear Gallery, Margaretville, NY. … Continue reading →

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Squashes In a Row

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Alix H. Travis

Fruits, vegetables, bottles and cans commonly found in a kitchen in watercolor Continue reading →

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Onions on Newspaper

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Alix H. Travis

Onions on Newspaper, watercolor, 14×10 in.,originally uploaded by ahtravis. I have rarely encountered a more receptive group of viewers than those at the Futon Company reception, last Thurs. night.  I grow every time I explain how and why I paint … Continue reading →

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Pineapple, bananas, galia melon

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Alix H. Travis

Pineapple, bannanas, galia melon, watercolor, 10×14 in., originally uploaded by ahtravis.                  The Futon Company                             presents   Kitchen Paintings    in watercolor by  Alix Hallman Travis                        May 13-June 30, 2010                                         Opening reception                                   Thursday, May 13 2010                                            6:00-8:00 PM … Continue reading →

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“Best of Show”, North East Watercolor Society Members Exhibition, 2010

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Alix H. Travis

Pear, Avacado, Banannas on Green Plate, no. 1,  watercolor, 14×10 in., originally uploaded by ahtravis. I was delighted to receive a call last Saturday informing me that my painting, “Pear, Avacado, Banannas on Green Plate had been awarded “Best of … Continue reading →

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Stilllife of bottles and cans

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Alix H. Travis

Stilllife of bottles and cans, originally uploaded by ahtravis. More onTeaching–Cans and bottles and “monumentality” Cold weather is upon those of us in the Catskill Mts.  My students and I are in the studio where we recently painted a collection of … Continue reading →

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Onions on a plate, no. 2

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Alix H. Travis

Teaching watercolor…painting of a back lit subject is dramatic; it’s interest lies in its shapes. The shapes must be very strong to overcome the lack of visible detail. In watercolor that means… Continue reading →

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Setup, Wallkill River School

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Alix H. Travis

Setup, Wallkill River School, originally uploaded by ahtravis. Teaching The nicest thing about teaching for me is that one really is just preaching to the converted. In a workshop only those persons interested in my work and method of painting sign up so … Continue reading →

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Cabbage and three peppers, no. 1

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Alix H. Travis

Cabbage and three peppers, no. 1, watercolor, 14×10″, originally uploaded by ahtravis. Sources of Inspiration–Necessity Wow! The sun is out and it feels good to be working again after an extended dry period. Was it an upset, the lack of … Continue reading →

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