Artist Travis Hall

FASO Artist Website: http://travishallfineart.com/ Year Born: 1973 Price Range: $1,200.00 - $25,000.00 More info on Travis Hall's Canvoo profile Follow this artist

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Biography

Raised in an artistic household, his creative energy was encouraged, and Travis took up drawing and music. Travis spent a large part of his childhood in the wilderness. He hiked Turner Falls in the Arbuckle Mountains, spent long lazy summers at the lakes, and nurtured his love of the landscape.In 1992, Travis moved to Dallas, where he explored both music and art as careers. Though he excelled at music, it was his fascination with the great classical painters that finally won out.Five years later, Travis moved to Santa Fe NM and started painting full time while learning to perfect his technique. He had long been fascinated by Tonalism - a style of painting where complimentary colors are layered to create subtle color modulations. Though time consuming, Travis' technique created a luminous inner glow to his paintings reminiscent of the old masters. Travis' interest in all things past inspired a series of work that incorporated architectural elements. Gold leaf and other classical design motifs bestowed a sense of history to the artwork. In 2001, he painted his first seascapes after spending time on the coast of California. The following year, Travis was hailed as one of the 21 top artists under 31 in the country by Southwest Art magazine. In 2006, the magazine wrote a follow up article on Travis and his painting graced the cover for the 21 Artists To Collect Now issue.Inspired by the works of artists such as George Innes and Martin Johnson Heade, Travis continues to do what he loves the most - bring the landscape to light. He highlights each individual painting by personally designing and selecting the frames. Using carefully selected materials, each frame is custom milled and hand gilded and finished to the artist's specifications.In 2003, using a technique that was initially pioneered by renowned [...]

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