Category Archives: sketches

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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Nesting Cormorants, Audubon Park, New Orleans

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Alix H. Travis

Sketches from Savannah, Ga., Apalachacola, Fla. and the Garden District, Audubon Park, New Orleans, LA Continue reading →

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Sketches from Italy

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Alix H. Travis

Sketches from Rome, Bologna, Milan, Italy. Continue reading →

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“Lady Madonna, Children At Your Feet”

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Alix H. Travis

“Lady Madonna, Children At Your Feet”, oil on canvas, 30x54in.?, originally uploaded by ahtravis. Longyear Gallery, Margaretville, NY opened a new show last week, with the reception on Saturday night. I exhibited my “Lady Madonna, Children At Your Feet” to the … Continue reading →

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Turkeys in back yard

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Alix H. Travis

Turkeys in back yard, pastel on paper, 22inx5ft., originally uploaded by ahtravis. Turkeys; sketches to painting I’m in Massachusetts. A flock of 20 or more wild turkeys roam the yard and neighborhood. We hear them gobbling before daylight. They are … Continue reading →

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Music in the mountains, sketch 5

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Alix H. Travis

Music in the mountainsts, sketch 5, originally uploaded by ahtravis. In the summer of 2008, I attended several musical events in my community. Of course I carried my sketchbook. I had imagined that I would be like Degas and focus … Continue reading →