Painting
Ch. 14 of The Adventures of Infinity & Negativa
This painting comes from chapter 14 of my second novel, The Adventures of Infinity and Negativa. At the end of the previous chapter, the main character, Nuru, has just drowned in the Caribbean Ocean, off the coast of Honduras while attending a 24-hour, underground music beach party. The title characters, Infinity and Negativa are twin … Continue reading
The 14th Painting’s Done
In the 14th painting, the twins have entered the quantum matrix of choices. Sometimes, abstract things are harder to depict. Having the freedom to show something any way I want to means that it’s challenging for me to narrow down the choices. Within the chapter, I talk about the “pathways.” I knew I’d depict those pathways … Continue reading
Infinity & Negativa Rejoice
Back in April, The George Washington Carver Museum sent an email, calling all local artists to pick up some supplies to participate in its annual fundraiser to support their educational program. The supplies included a 12″ x 12″ canvas, a packet of 3 paintbrushes and 4 giant tubes of acrylic paint. The only given supply I … Continue reading
Lucky #13
In this adventure, the twins are stretching “rubberband time.” I love how an abstract idea becomes tangible in their mathematical world. Compensates the fact that the action poses seem a bit off due to the length of their limbs. Nonetheless, I’m pleased with how it turned out along with the fact that it took me … Continue reading
My Durty Dozen
As I walk past my gallery wall, I have a sense of pride and satisfaction to see a complete set of 12. Actually, it’s a half complete set of a possible 24. At this point, only the first 12 chapters of The Adventures of Infinity & Negativa are in place. Note how I don’t say “completed.” … Continue reading
Roberson’s 11
The combination of one scene and daily progress has allowed me to complete the 11th painting of The Adventures of Infinity & Negativa series after only nine days. I’m optimistic about finishing the entire series by the end of 2014 if not sooner. I tried a few new things such as playing more with perspective, shading and highlights … Continue reading
Perfect 10th Painting
For the first time since working on this series, I’ve enjoyed the daily progression of this canvas. The underlying beauty of it lie in the precise measurements I made when sketching the angles of the room. I put the protractor directly onto the picture so I’d leave very little to chance or “artistic ability” when … Continue reading
Chapter Nine’s Done!
Chapter 9’s storyboard painting took a little longer than I’d anticipated due to the battle of the icy cold weather, preventing me from going out onto the balcony some weekend days. My favorite weather-related term during that time was “thunder sleet,” which sounds like an anime character. Another thing that consumed my time was picking … Continue reading
NYE 2013
One of my friends, who is a professional event planner, planned our New Year’s Eve celebration. She used her hotel points to secure our double room downtown. Some of us came from out of town, but those of us who lived in Austin forgot to bring a cooler. Since we had two joining double rooms, … Continue reading
Seven “Sisters”
Thanks to the recent warm up yesterday, I finished the seventh painting in “The Adventures of Infinity and Negativa” series. The most challenging part of creating this painting was detailing the numbers. Although their bodies have slight errors in anatomical proportions, Infinity and Negativa have a variety of facial expressions and body positions. I didn’t … Continue reading