Travis K. Schwab
Gallery Affiliations: Tony Wight Gallery
Region: Northeast
Website: http://www.traviskschwab.com
City / State: Pittsburgh, PA
I paint or draw thinking it may answer my questions about
something I find interesting or want to know more about.
The process becomes a dialogue—like having a conversation
without words.
I am a self-taught painter, meaning I did not go to school for
painting but for graphic design, which was helpful for learning
about composition. All of my work is based on photographic
images that I find or shoot myself. Pictures from the Internet,
old albums, books, magazines, and snapshots of TV screens or
movies provide great source material. I have been drawing for as
long as I can remember, and began practicing in oil about nine
years ago. At first I was reluctant to try and work in such a historic
medium, feeling intimidated about approaching something I could
never master, as I am colorblind to a certain degree. But the more
I work, the more obvious the creative benefits of being a selftaught
painter become to me.
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