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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Today's motivational vocalization.

Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Hellboy study I posted in my originals section of my website. The painting that came from this study was used for a tribute show at a gallery in Los Angeles, CA

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

“Sheb Wooley’s Revenge” or Purple People Eater, acrylic & graphite on board

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The first idea for the painting was about a man who turned into a large toad on his 37th birthday. He managed to keep his mustache and his nostrils. I included a pug dog for scale.

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Just watched a documentary about Martin Short. His energy is remarkable! I feel lazy now. Worse than when Yoshitaka Amano told an artist friend of mine, “Don’t be lazy” coffee and drawing for the rest of the day!

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Sketch for North Dakota Palooka Raptor

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

When Bill was almost 50 years old, he was apprehended by Milwaukee police for stealing a Hormel Delivery truck. His addiction to SPAM nearly ruined his life. In later years, he was able to control his addiction with mushroom tonic and shopped at a Hormel store at the mall.

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I was looking at He Who Gets Slapped(1924) Lon Chaney and lots of clowns.

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

“Flip” Carrington, the bespoke attired flightless bird who absorbed all the color in a room and seemingly stored it in his beak.

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

For the Beautiful Bizarre show “Return to Beauty” opening April 17th at the Outre Gallery in Australia

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

“No pants, no service Cthulhu” drawing

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

How close are we to this 1941 New Yorker illustration?

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

My new spider friend “Aladdin Sane” he is a Heteropoda DavidBowie huntsman spider

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

The Christmas Tree is decorated

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Hearing Sister Wendy Becket say, “The Renaissance was a frenzy of creativity” is PBS gold.

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

An art career is often a unique series of circumstances that fell into place. Starting with being seen. I’ve met several artists who seem oblivious to how they arrived at their career other than “I worked hard”. One can “work hard”, but if no one sees the work, . . . A career it does not make.

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

The differences between a career in the arts and it becoming a “hobby” are some combination of desire, encouragement, and being connected to a community of sorts.

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

“Pug Conundrum” will on display at Context Art Fair in Miami with Harman Projects Booth A11

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

“The Secret Admirer” for Harman Projects at Context Art Fait, Miami

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

If you get a chance, you must see @realgdt.bsky.social directed Frankenstein in a proper movie theater. Great storytelling, beautifully designed vision of mad obsession and a glimpse of humanity.

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

“The Mysterious Mr. Hagstone” Looking through the hole in his head from the back, reveals a glimpse of the future.

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

This rabbit and this bird are thinking of you.

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Unless one has the means that allow for certain possibilities, very often, the urgency of making a living robs the artist of the time required to make masterworks.

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Bob The Daily Affirmation Polar Bear

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I had to render this “Squid Jacket” for a client on a new paper surface called Yupo. It takes the paint better than the graphite

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

"Benny's Frog" acrylic on board 8"x10"

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

New print releases for the month of June are up now www.travislouieart.com/limited-prints

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Portrait of Martin with his favorite bat at the conclusion of the second race during "The Great Bat Races" of 1893

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

"Varmot", based on actor Sam Elliott and "Dinner at Ape" based on actor Marie Dressler

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Reposted by Travis Louie

American Illustration @amillus.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

American Illustration 43 Winner TRAVIS LOUIE @travislouie.bsky.social #publication The New York Times for Kids @nytkids Cover for The New York Times for Kids issue evoking both the section theme “The Unknown” and the main feature of the issue “What Lurks Below.” #fishstories #travislouie

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

New mini prints are available in the Prints and Collectibles section of my website www.travislouieart.com/limited-prints

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Getting brutally critiqued by college art instructors is not the badge of courage people think it is. It didn’t make me a better artist, it made me realize how full of shit my light and color teacher was.

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Frog saw that the buzzer was reading a tiny book.

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The Sword and The Hat for Giant Robot mini Raku Mini Gaki Show

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

"Jackalope Dreamland" for the Beautiful Bizarre Dreamland exhibition at Corey Helford Gallery

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Ads from comic books many of us grew up with. Admittedly, I did have sea monkeys at one point.

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Sketch of Bill on his shopping day with a bag from his favorite store.

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

We're all trying to not let the pressure of this art thing of ours get to us. Chin up everyone, . . . there might be something great just around the corner, . . . the trick is to keep breathing

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Travis Louie @travislouie.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

The showdown in my classroom proved that it was only a matter of time.

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