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Spokane artist Travis Chapman blends internet humor and pop culture in his offbeat paintings

Viral Art

by Quinn Welsch

May 21, 2020

Always clean the countertops. Once his family is off to bed and the house is quiet, local artist Travis Chapman cleans the countertops in his Spokane home...

Travis Chapman never formally trained as an artist, but he's always been creative. Playing with his daughter's watercolors 15 years ago, he found a talent for painting that's evolved into pieces that mine pop culture and classic art to make meme-worthy new pieces that have caught the attention of Inland Northwesterners and celebrities like Banksy and Tommy Lee.

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