Travis Louie’s creatures carry Victorian and Edwardian vibes, rendered in the artist’s distinctive, fantastical style. A show at Creatura House, the new Seattle venue from Roq La Rue Gallery founder Kirsten Anderson, collects a new set of paintings and drawings from the artist. Louie was last mentioned on cctvta.com here. He and artist Travis Lampe also recently created the art for the card throwing/tile game Vampires vs. Unicorns: Floor War, constructed by game designer Jim DuBois and Hi-Fructose co-founder Attaboy.
A statement from the gallery explains Louie’s specific approach to this slew of creatures: “These works depict endangered animals in Louie’s trademark Victorian daguerreotype painting style,” the space says. “Unlike previous works, the eyes are in color for all these creature’s illuminating that these species are still alive and need support and protection.”
“The Present Past” runs through March 4 at the gallery. See more of his work from the show below.
The acrylic and mixed-media paintings of Hernan Bas carry a coming-of-age quality, pulling from varying periods. His influences, among several other mediums, have a particular consideration of “the Aesthetic and Decadent writers of the 19th century, in particular Oscar Wilde, Charles Baudelaire and Joris-Karl Huysman,” a statement says. Film, poetry, and art history itself also have an impact on his contemplative works.
With his dreamlike, ink-on-paper renderings of mystical rivers, mountains and forests, Cuban artist 
In what the artist himself calls "homespun faerie tales",