“The Aloof Rhino”
Travis Louie
acrylic on board
14″ x 18″
$7000.

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Randolph was a sophisticated city rhino who walked with a slow deliberate gait that seemed as seemed comical as it was serious. He often stopped in his tracks to pose as if photographers were taking pictures of him at an event, . . . And then he would continue his silly walk, shambling to his next opera performance with dramatic pause after dramatic pause. He would look down his snout at most people and breath out with the kind of painful sigh at the slightest inconvenience. He was too good for everyone including himself. He was quite a sight to behold.

“The Anti-Hero”
Travis Louie
acrylic on board
11″ x 14″
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The reluctant Walter Hennessy was a privateer who had his treasure stolen by his former first mate; a ruthless badger named Solomon Jenkins. Hennessy’s ship, The Flying Biscuit, was famous for its great speed and maneuverability on the open sea. It wasn’t uncommon for the crews of Spanish ships to turn and run when they saw his flag, which had a crossed sword and mutton shank. In the 1670’s he ran afoul with Henry Morgan, who was no longer able to issue letters of marque to privateer captains, but managed to receive a percentage of their proceeds in Port Royal, Jamaica. He was forced to flee the islands, but returned to Port Royal in 1685 when he heard that Solomon Jenkins had settled there and managed to patch things up with Sir Henry Morgan, who at the time held a position with the Assembly of Jamaica. After mortally wounding Solomon Jenkins, he retrieved his stolen treasure and retired to one of his sugar plantations in the islands.

“The Bat”
Travis Louie
acrylic on board
8″ x 10″
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When night falls in certain Eastern European countries, a very large bat dressed in bespoke clothing including a cape and spats may attempt to entice you to join him for an evening of intoxicating exuberance and mirth. Be warned. He may have other plans.

“The Wise Cracking Comic Relief”
Travis Louie
acrylic on board
11″ x 14″
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Harriet was a popular “entertainer” at an establishment in Port Royal, Jamaica. She possessed a remarkable ability to make people laugh while also insulting them. It was her skill at detecting a person’s deepest insecurities and making light of them that was so alluring. She attracted many would be suitors, which consisted mostly of sailors, thieves, and the occasional cutthroat. She made the best of her situation and longed to save enough money to retire to a farm in the Americas. Her plans changed when she met a privateer who used his letters of marque to acquire a vast fortune only to have it stolen by his first mate. She struck a deal with him to help lure his betrayer into a trap and share the recovered treasure. The scheme worked and she ended up living the rest of her life with him on a sugar plantation.

“The Benevolent Dragon Man”
Travis Louie
acrylic on board
11″ x 14″
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When the Benevolent Dragon Man pays you a visit in your slumber world, he bestows upon you the fortitude and ingenuity to realize your biggest dreams. The most ideal circumstances will seem as clear to you as the simplest of tasks. You will view obstacles and setbacks as opportunities and possibilities. The gift of his sagely advice comes with a colorful, boisterous laugh that will echo in your mind for years to come.

“Elephant Walk”
Travis Louie
acrylic on board
16″ x 20″
$7500

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“The Exactly What”
Travis Louie
acrylic on board
11″ x 14″
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Not much is known about the common what.
Originally thought to live in woodland areas in the hollows of trees and or piles of brush, the
first encounters with them involved the theft of small items from human campsites like food
or matches. They often like to place buttons or bottle caps on their faces as false noses. They are attracted to the sounds of humans, particularly children, and can mimic their voices.
Because of their tendency to fall into a deep, coma-like sleep after a meal, they have been found lying
down in the strangest of places. They are often mistaken for discarded plush toys because of their false noses and brought home by small children. There is a tendency for them to become easily “attached” to these young humans and they have been known to stay in these situations for months, sometimes years.

“The Henchman”
Travis Louie
acrylic on board
8″ x 10″
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High level crime bosses often hired outside agents to perpetrate crimes that they didn’t want connected to them. One of the most expensive henchmen for hire, was Roger Rathgrip, who was part vulture, part eagle, and mostly stable. His specialties were corporate espionage, blackmail, and literally squeezing information out of people. He usually didn’t have to choke or squeeze the life out of people to get what he wanted. He was a master of telepathic hypnosis and when he employed his focused stare, most people would do his bidding. He was a fastidious bird who liked to wear bespoke outfits with feather patterns. In his spare time, he liked to perch on buildings and “people watch”. He could stay motionless for hours at a time and remained unnoticed by most passersby. When he retired from the business, he was able to use his hypnotic gaze to convince all his former employers that he did not exist.

“Lewis Lemurton”
Travis Louie
acrylic on board
8″ x 10″
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He was brought to England in the 1867 by an English naturalist who thought that he would make a great addition to the collection of animals at Regent’s Park. He escaped captivity in 1868 and took up residence above a bookshop in Piccadilly called Hatchards. Publisher and bookseller Thomas Hatchard took a liking to him and allowed him to rent the room above the shop for many years. He was a voracious reader and eventually read every book in the place. He became proficient at writing short stories and several collections of his works were published under the pseudonym of Lewis Lemurton.

“The Mighty Foo”
Travis Louie
acrylic on board
8″ x 10″
$3000.

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In the 1850’s, a statue of a Chinese lion dog which had been placed in front of an official building centuries ago, came to life to fight off some bandits who were trying to burn it down. The structure eventually collapsed and since he no longer had a building to protect, the lion dog decided to take a “journey to the west”. He had heard there was a “mountain of gold” in Northern California and emigrated there to make his fortune. When he arrived in San Francisco in 1853, he worked odd jobs at first, but eventually he became a sort of local hero when he saved the life and livelihood of a shop owner by fighting off a whole street gang. He used a fighting technique he called “Stone Hands” which gave the appearance that his arms and legs were impervious to knives and hatchets. It was even reported that he was able to deflect a bullet from a revolver during the skirmish and that he also had “a vicious bite”. News of this spread quickly and people began to come to him to solve certain problems that were outside of the law. After settling disputes amongst the street gangs and keeping the peace for many years, he found himself in the western slope of the Sierra Nevada looking for the “Mother Lode”. He lived out his days prospecting and teaching a handful of “closed-door” disciples, his style of martial arts.

“Sam Varmot”
Travis Louie
acrylic on board
8″ x 10″
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Sam was thought to be part rabbit, part wallaby, but very often he was referred to as that “rabbit”. He was very ill-tempered and prone to cussing. He also had the nickname of “Surly Sam”. They say when Sam was a small child, his whole family was eaten by wild dogs and being the only survivor of that ordeal made him mean and quick tempered. For a short time, he was a lawman in New Mexico, but he let his temperament get the better of him and was fired for excessive use of force on a public building. When gold was discovered in the North Dakota territory, Sam moved out there, became a goldminer, and spent the rest of his days living a more solitary existence taking out his aggressions with a pickaxe and shovel.

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