Painting
The Eye of God
One Friday evening, I came home after a 5:30 yoga class and hurriedly set up my canvas and rolled out my painting supplies on the balcony. The fleeting sunlight illuminated for15 minutes before darkness descended and the mosquitoes feasted on me. For this composition, a black hole loomed ominously in the upper left hand corner. … Continue reading
The Adventures Sextet
It’s always a milestone when I complete the next painting in The Adventures of Infinity and Negativa series. I truly enjoy the colorful expansion on my gallery wall. When I finish three more, I may have to move the four paintings that have nothing to do with the book. Even though there may be enough room for … Continue reading
The Adventures Quartet
I’m the proud “mother” of four paintings, which represent chapters 1-4 of my second novel, The Adventures of Infinity and Negativa. One of my goals for this fourth painting was to complete it before I had to return to school. It’s good to have deadlines for each painting to keep me on my toes. From here … Continue reading
Painting Trio
This past Friday, I celebrated the “birth” of my third painting. As usual, I initially saw all of the shortcomings of it before appreciating what was wonderful about it. Namely, I really like the way the background for the lower three panels look, the characters pop off the canvas and the fractured look of the … Continue reading
The 1st Two Chapters
I couldn’t wait for all the paint to dry before putting Ch. 2 of The Adventures of Infinity and Negativa on my gallery wall. I now feel that I’m on a roll that I don’t want to end. After getting over the hump (or more truthfully, getting over myself), I can honestly say that I’m … Continue reading
1st Chapter Adventures Painting Revealed
Once one of my critique partners brought it to my attention that my latest work in progress, The Adventures of Infinity & Negativa, contained a fantasy element, I immeditately knew that I wanted those fantasy parts to be in graphic novel form. Although the best things are free, a graphic artist is not. A few … Continue reading
Austin’s Newest Gallery
When I intially started working on my second novel, The Adventures of Infinity and Negativa, on January 1st, 2010, one of my goals was to complete it in less than seven years–the amount of time it took for me to write Tribe of One. It sounded like a reasonable goal at the time since I … Continue reading
The Beauty of a Ruler
I previously envisioned that I would have my 9-part painting all sketched out and ready to paint by spring break. Ha! I’ve got only one-third of it sketched out, but technically, I have to redo the last part since it needs to be more centered. Nonetheless, I enjoy getting more sketching practice since that’ll make the actual … Continue reading