“When I was about 5 years old, I wanted to be King Kong. I wanted to climb the Empire State Building, clutching a beautiful little blond woman, while bi-planes circled around me trying to shoot my hairy ass down. Fortunately, I never acted any of that out. Most of my early childhood in New York, was spent making drawings and watching “atomic age” sci-fi and horror movies.

“Most Saturday afternoons included trips to the local comic shops and noon matinees at the RKO Keith’s on Northern Blvd, marveling at the 1950’s memorabilia; the rocket ships, the superheroes, the giant monsters, and those wonderful movie posters! I would try and draw as much as I could remember from those excursions.After high school, my ‘formal art training’ was at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.

“After I graduated in 1990 with a BFA in Communication Design, I did freelance illustration work for 10 years. During that time, I began showing my more personal work in galleries. The response was very encouraging. 5 years ago, I stopped actively pursuing illustration work, concentrating my efforts on creating artworks for gallery shows and only accepting illustration assignments that were of interest.”

To view more of Travis’ beautiful work and read the full bio visit: www.travislouie.com.