About Travis

Short Version

Everybody has something extraordinary inside them. My job is to capture it, reveal it and honor it in a painting. I hide important details and symbols within the painting that are intended only for the collector… these are the little secrets that energize their inner power. My greastest joy is chatting with people about their “extraordinary,” let’s chat:

LONGER VERSION

Some artists are natural-born prodigies. Travis? His 20+ year art adventure has been built on pure, stubborn curiosity.

After childhood creative joy was nearly crushed by standardized schooling, Travis gave art another shot in college with ceramics. He spent two frustrating years being completely defeated by clay, but once he finally conquered the wheel, he picked up a paintbrush to decorate his pottery—and fell head over heels in love with all things painting. Years of self-study and studio efforts stamped a path towards his true passions and led to several valuable mentors along the way.

His passionate curiosity eventually grew into working on some of the largest public murals in the U.S.A. However, his real breakthrough came when he fused his art with his love for nature and fly fishing, uncovering a deeper purpose for his work.

Today, in addition to fishing lodges, recreation centers, health clinics, schools and hospitals, Travis works with private clients worldwide to turn their personal energy into custom, nature-inspired canvases. When he isn't persuading colors onto a canvas, he uses his creative energy and experience in leading global art workshops —or traveling the world with a fly rod in one hand and paintbrush in the other, chasing new fish species and his next big spark of inspiration.

“We are all more than we know! Sometimes the grime of daily life tends to cover and hide our personal strength. My artwork reveals, elebrates and reminds people of their inner extraordinary.”

 - Travis Krause

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