Travis Foster is an illustrator who lives in Nashville, Tennessee. His work has been featured in Highlights Magazine, Forbes, Reader’s Digest, The Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. Publishers include Penguin Random House, Chronicle Books, and Disney. Foster graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Website: travisfoster.com
April 2024
Travis Foster is an illustrator who lives in Nashville, Tennessee. His work has been featured in Highlights Magazine, Forbes, Reader’s Digest, The Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. Publishers include Penguin Random House, Chronicle Books, and Disney. Foster graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida. Website: travisfoster.com
Billboard and Stamp
When creating illustrations one goal is for the image to read quickly and clearly on a stamp and a billboard. Bold, clean, simple, easy read. Website: https://www.travisfoster.com/
Travis Foster is a children’s book author and illustrator who lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Travis has written and illustrated several children’s books, including Give Me Back My Book, I CAN Doodle Dots, I CAN Doodle Rhymes, and the Really Bird Series. His work has been featured in Highlights Magazine, Forbes, Reader’s Digest, and The Wall Street Journal. Publishers include Penguin Random House, Chronicle Books, Disney, and Red Comet Press. Foster graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, in 1989. Website: travisfoster.com
Editorial Illustration
Travis Foster is an illustrator who lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Travis has written and illustrated several children’s books, including Give Me Back My Book, I CAN Doodle Dots, I CAN Doodle Rhymes, and the Really Bird Series. His work has been featured in Highlights Magazine, Forbes, Reader’s Digest, and The Wall Street Journal. Publishers include Penguin Random House, Chronicle Books, Disney, and Red Comet Press. Foster graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, in 1989. Website: travisfoster.com
Highlights Magazine 75th anniversary issue Cover Art
Illustration: Travis Foster, Highlights Magazine 75th Anniversary Issue, June 2021. Cover Art and Illustration, hidden pictures, 23 items hidden.
Hidden Mice.
Waiting for the green light
Illustration: Travis Foster, Editorial Illustration, Pen and Ink, photo collage
Housing Market
Illustration: Travis Foster, Traditional Pen and Ink, digital.
chicken in every pot
Illustration: Travis Foster
Anyone we know?
Cartoon Zoo is something we started in December of 2015. A sketch that I created for a client was not used and I decided to post the drawing on facebook and ask for captions. We had 16 captions on that first cartoon. I was hooked. On a good day, we might see 40 captions. I’ve not gone beyond facebook and Linkedin in sharing the cartoons.
I usually wake up early. Have an idea with the visual, it takes me about 90 minutes, start to finish to create the cartoon. I have no idea what captions you will come up with. It’s fun watching the captions come in. We have a handful of writers that consistently make me smile. Dutch, Ethan, Andrew, Bryan, Paul, Toby, Jeanice and Ashley are some of the heavy hitters. I always appreciate the energy and the support you show with the collaboration. Keep up the great work. I’m grateful.
Captions
It's just a name, Tom...it's not really *bloody.* ( Bryan Hollister)
Well, yes, I suppose it WOULD qualify as a vegan alternative. (Bryan Hollister)
I only drink certified organic. Are you absolutely sure you know what you're offering me? ( Jo Lynda Watts)
“That’s not Koolaid, is it?” (Ashley Bass Huttinger)
“I thought you were on the wagon and off the human.” (Ashley Bass Huttinger)
Thanks, darling. Anyone we know? (Teri Daniels)
You are really starting to bug me. (Paul Olson)
"Really, Ralph? You know how after a couple of those drinks your tail gets all lit up!" (Jack Adams)
"One day Marge I tell ya we'll be sipping this bug juice on a border collie" (Jack Adams)
"Friends don't let friends drink and dodge windshields." (Jack Adams)
"How do you know her name was Mary?" (Dutch Vanderpool)
“Using Aunt Mary's limb for a specialty drink is quite literal...and graphic Skeeto.” (Andrew Raby)
Bloody Mary doesn't quite cut it honey. (Ed Merkle)
"It still doesn't excuse you being out all night without calling..." (Jeanice Birch)
I don’t date Type As, and I don’t drink Type AB negative. (Bret Haines)
I'm not that kind of girl. (Chris Sherman)
I suppose you won’t be needing a straw (Glenn Thode)
"Can I offer you a type O bloody Mary?" "No thanks, I'm only doing A Positive this month." (Jan Hirabayashi)
Give Me Back My Book!
Happy to share that readers are enjoying Give Me Back My Book! Recently the book has won two awards, notably given by votes from students and librarians. Minnesota Youth Reading Awards, Star of the North Honor. Also, Mississippi Children’s Choice Magnolia Award- PK-2nd grade category. Ethan and I had a great time collaborating on this book. We enjoyed reading the book together at the 2017 National Book Festival in Washington D.C.