Category Archives: watercolor

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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“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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“New Orleans House” gets PWS Honorable Mention

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Alix H. Travis

Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, Online Members Exhibition, 2013, Honorable Mention Continue reading →

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Benefit Auction of East Branch Delaware River Plein Air Painters paintings, 2012

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Alix H. Travis

Plein air painters support environmental, historical and community development effort Continue reading →

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Old Church, Torcello, Italy

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Alix H. Travis

Old Church, Torcello, Italy, originally uploaded by ahtravis. My recent trip to Bergamo and Venice, Italy was a lovely painting experience. In keeping with my policy of a new environment requires trying something new, I carried with me a watercolor … Continue reading →

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kitchen paintings

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Alix H. Travis

Kitchen items in watercolor Continue reading →

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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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