Design, Style, Attitude
On the cover:
“2-Crown” by Travis Pickard
Travis and his fiancée Molly own Bright
Rain Gallery, a contemporary gallery
in Old Town. Travis attended Lansing
Community College in Michigan and
UNM. After about seven years of school
and five years making a humble living as an
artist, he began working with a mentor, Jim
Ferguson. Ferguson not only taught Travis
technique and composition, he took him to
New York and Chicago to look at art.
This prolific young artist impresses
you as someone who is well grounded and
dedicated. He told us:
“I trust in the power of beauty to
enhance daily life, a philosophy that guides
my art and decision making at Bright
Rain Gallery. In particular, my figures are
painted with their heart on their sleeves.
They are visual expressions of inner
freedom in the face of chaos. . ."
“2-Crown” is a large (41" x 41") portrait
in acrylic and graphite on birch..