Travis Schlaht

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Travis Schlaht (b. 1975) is a graduate of The University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA., where he also starred on the school's basketball team. After graduation, he moved to New York and became affiliated with the Water Street Atelier and blossomed as a painter under the mentorship of the Atelier's founder and leader, Jacob Collins. His most recent October of 2007 exhibition marks his third highly successful showing with us since his Introductions show in 2003. Travis Schlaht's paintings include still-lifes, landscapes, florals, interiors and figurative works, displaying his prowess in all areas of the realist genre. His palette is alluring; ranging from moody darks to sensuously saturated reds, yellows and blues. With confident, academic execution deeply introspective moods are created that are at once personal and painterly. Schlaht's subjects have a powerfully seductive quality that draw you in and keep you there to observe and contemplate his carefully designed compositions. His richly detailed still-lifes display both his sensitivity and daring bravura as a painter. His recent paintings of the Catskills, done while teaching at the great Hudson River School, are beautiful examples of the classic landscape. Travis Schlaht's powerful paintings stand out, he is a young artist with endless potential and collectors nationwide have taken notice. Travis lives in Manhattan with his wife, the artist Kate Lehman, and their son Roman. He is currently preparing for his fourth one man exhibition with us which opens on October 16, 2009 and runs through November 14th.