travis lee koller

Linclon Painting.

2011-08-24T08:20:00.000-07:00

So some buddies of mine own a bar in Reno called the Lincoln Lounge, you can check it here http://www.thelincolnlounge.com/ swing by if you're ever in Reno. There is a pretty good brood of artists who know these guys and they have several Lincoln painting throughout. I am honored to now have this piece hanging in the joint (soon).

Acrylic 30"x40"

Cuz's kids

2011-07-26T10:54:00.000-07:00

So my cousin courtney who I haven't seen in probably 15 years posted this pic on face book that I loved so Im surprising her with this little painting soon. This is acrylic on a masonite backed wood frame. 12"x16" I kind of like the way this one turned out.

Jaxon Northon is Dollars & Sense

2011-05-19T23:33:00.000-07:00

Heres a new one. Tis is a painting of my buddy and fellow slapper of paint Jaxon Northon. Check out his sweet work here Jax. This is just the start, I think but its been a 5 hour painting to point. We shall see where it goes.

Acrylic 24"x36"

New SF City Painting

2011-02-06T11:53:00.000-08:00

Heres a new piece I recently completed. This is a 48"x30" acrylic painting done in roughly 35 hours. This was a complicated piece for me having never attempted such a large acrylic painting with such huge gradients, namely the sky. I had to use a water sprayer for the first time and the cheap one I picked up from the local hardware store made it a bit more of a challenge. This is loosely based on a previous cityscape I did, which you can check out earlier in this blog. Im happy with the final piece. Enjoy.

The digital sketch I started with.

My setup

Close ups

SF City Landscape Progression

2011-02-06T11:38:00.000-08:00

Heres the progression for the painting.

Live Painting from Mighty SF 1/22

2011-01-24T22:47:00.000-08:00

Here is an acrylic painting I did live at Mighty SF a club in the city where you do the shaking and the butting and the moving. This is a couple hours in the dark with some touch ups at home.

Acrylic 30"x12"

Fall Sketch

2011-01-07T11:19:00.000-08:00

I've been feeling the fall colors lately and have done a few digital sketches.

Final Self Portrait

2010-12-14T08:13:00.000-08:00

Heres the final finished self portrait.

oils 36"x24"

Megamind Releases Today 11/5/10

2010-11-05T10:14:00.001-07:00

So every time i'm asked what i'm working on these days I always try my best to describe the movie, process and work but without anything to really show its a little tough so I'm always glad when the movie launches and im able to actually show you all. Here is the latest from the last year and a half of my life. These are all digital photoshop paintings. Enjoy!

Megamind

All artwork copyright dreamworks animation

Lighting Keys

Props

Pre-Visualization
(early designs concepts that were for inspiration)

Self Portrait

2010-08-13T00:32:00.000-07:00

Heres a crappy iphone photo if a new painting I started. This is about 4 hours in and its getting there. We'll see where it goes. This is based on a photo I took of myself that came out a bit askew to put it mildly, needless to say I dug the photo. I'll keep ya posted.

Oils, 2'x3'

Quick Figure Study

2010-08-10T16:38:00.000-07:00

Heres a quick 15-20 minute color study from a model we had in the studio a month ago or so.
Water based oils, 11"x7"
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Live Painting Freqo De Mayo 5/8/10

2010-05-12T10:12:00.000-07:00

Heres another painting I did live at club mighty in san francisco. This was done last saturday may 8th during a fundraiser for an art collective I belong to, the fringe arts collective. I actually did a sketch for this one prior to setting up, which I dont normally do.
Acrylic 36"x 12"

My Buddy Briz

2010-05-12T10:07:00.001-07:00

Heres a nice boogie shot portrait, I think it captures his best side personally.
Oils 30"x 42"

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Pa

2009-12-30T12:43:00.000-08:00

Heres a new painting. This is my father from a photo in the early eighties. I did this for my mother for christmas and although really emotional she loved it. Drawing this for me too was very emotional but once I got the drawing down I flew throught the painting in about 6 hours (2 sessions). Painting is always an amazing process when it flows like this one did. I think its really just a matter of getting out of your own way. Hope you all like it.

Oils, 2'x3'

New Painitng

2009-12-16T01:59:00.000-08:00

A new painting of a friend of mine Chaz Obrien.

Acrylic on canvas 18"x24"

PA

2009-12-16T01:31:00.000-08:00

My father passed away on7/8/09. It has been an up and down past few months intellectually, emotionally and creatively. I have some new ideas for my personal art, not that any art I make isnt personal but I mean more in terms of my non-commercial work. I hope to be doing lots of new work this upcoming year in 2010. Its a landmark year and I think I want to contribute.

Heres a collage I made for my dad. I took this to burning man this year and burned it in effigy at the temple along with so many others who found some comfort in their loss by doing the same.

inspired by my pa:

Raised in the watery breath of the soil.

Humid labor.

The strength of those that worked this land so that we all may thrive.

Much love and por vida.

Travis

Finshed the triptych.

2009-04-27T10:13:00.000-07:00

Just finished the triptych I did for my buddy tim. I am gonna rest on it for a day check it out with fresh eyes tonight and see if there are any minor tweaks I want to do.

these side pieces are 24"x12" also in acrylic

Desert Amigo

2009-03-18T20:49:00.000-07:00

A painting of a friend from down in Joshua Tree. This guy makes some great desert art/jewelry from found bits of metal and junk scraps. You can check out some of it in my flickr site at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44459324@N00/sets/72157608369263193/

Medium is oil and size is 18x24"

Final City Pic

2009-03-18T20:48:00.001-07:00

Heres a good shot of the final city painting I just finished. As seen in the progression.

Medium is acrylic and size is 24x36"

Progression

2009-03-14T18:02:00.000-07:00

So heres a progression of the acrylic painting I did from the digital sketch I posted a few weeks back. Ill have a nice finished pic up soon but still doing a little tweaking of the final painting. Sorry these are indoor without natural light so they are a bit blurry n washed out but you get the idea. This is a 24x36" piece.

love those work out douches....

2009-03-11T18:39:00.001-07:00

another sketch....

2009-03-07T15:59:00.001-08:00

couple oh sassy customers...

City Sketch

2009-02-17T10:41:00.000-08:00

Heres a quick digital sketch for a piece im gonna start soon, a commision piece for a buddy tim "dirty" dietz. It will be the center piece of a tryptich. Ill post WIP...

Madagascar 2 Out Today

2008-11-07T10:50:00.000-08:00

2008-11-07T10:45:00.000-08:00

Heres the artwork I promised. This is a good sample of the art I created during the making of Madagascar 2. This is all digital painting in photoshop. Enjoy!
All artwork copyright Dreamworks Animation.

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Some past work from Dreamworks

2008-10-30T18:47:00.000-07:00

For some of you to see just what I do over here at dreamworks. These pieces represent the type of illustration I am asked to do, mainly color keys and prop design. This type of art is what we do once we are in production however we do work thats a bit rougher and more exploratory before this stage and ill try and get some of that kind of work up sometime . This work is a collection from Shrek 3, Shrek the Halls and Madagascar. Enjoy!

Check back in a week for an update with some stuff from the brand new action packed, krak -a- lakin madagascar 2! In theatres everywhere November 4th!

what a whore, I know.

All artwork copyright Dreamworks Animation.

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post mortem sex idol

2008-10-29T16:38:00.000-07:00

For realsies

2008-09-03T20:52:00.000-07:00

So Im gonna be posting some arts n crafts here from time to time starting.......now. Heres some Live painting I did at various clubs in san francisco (1015, mighty, temple) Done over the past year with my friends of The Fringe. These were all done on different nights approx 2 hours more or less with little to no light or strong red club light resulting is random colors and impercise brush strokes....but that was the fun part.

First Posting

2008-09-03T20:50:00.000-07:00

This is for Erwin Madrid the most bad ass blogger I know, yes I do know him and yes I do know how lucky I am...