Alix Hallman Travis: Fine Art in Oil & Acrylic on Canvas | Art Show At Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty

Bringing The Outdoors In, Oil On Canvas, 20" x 36"

Alix Hallman Travis: Fine Art In Oil & Acrylic On Canvas

Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty’s New Paltz NY Real Estate office is proud to present the paintings of Alix Hallman Travis in an exhibition titled Fine Art in Oil & Acrylic on Canvas as part of our "Gallery At Work" series.

The village of Rhinebeck in the scenic Hudson Valley is Alix's home with their Bragg Hollow Studio a few steps off the main street. In the summer, they're often found outside, en plein air, painting those familiar subjects that we all know but have ceased to notice because we see them every day. With their painter’s eye, they are constantly looking for shapes, angles, light effects, and interesting lines that take the landscape beyond the ordinary.

When painting is not possible, they open their sketch book and draw: figures, landscape, whatever catches their eye. These sketches are taken into the studio, combined, and developed into large oil paintings. While reflecting man’s use of space, often their paintings develop into a community of tangential spaces with a strong sense of the history of human endeavor. They're drawn to the American vernacular architecture and landscape that has been arranged by human activity. Although people are seldom included in their plein air paintings, they are often the focus of those created in the studio. They paint quickly with broad strokes with only passing attention to detail.

Their subjects are transformed by light and the paintings are emotional, expressive, and full of high key color. They react quickly using large brushes or palette knives. Soft edges outnumber hard; paint is rarely layered and there are few special effects. The result is vivid and striking paintings that appear to be effortlessly created.

Title: "Fine Art in Oil & Acrylic on Canvas"

Where: Coldwell Banker Village Green Realty - 157 Main Street, New Paltz, NY 12561

When: Open 9-5 Daily Through August 22nd, 2023 | 845-255-0615