b. 1930 Royal Robertson, a sign painter by trade, was born in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana in 1930. After a brief departure, he returned to his native state where he spent the rest of his life. Scared by the end of a troubled 19 year marriage, and scorned by his neighbors, Robertson turned to obsessively recording his visions. His themes included futuristic images of aliens, fantasticmodes of travel, architectural dream houses and temples, and tormented memories of his unfaithful wife, Adell, and their spoiled marriage. Robertson's home environment was filled with his work; displayed publicly in the yard were the signs cursing Adell, and inside were the ubiquitous drawings and shrines to her memory. Painted on poster board with magic markers and tempera, the proportionally correct architectural drawings demonstrate his accomplished skills as a sign painter.