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IF • Climbing

January 23, 2009 · 17 Comments

Climbing3
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Creating a new theory is not like
destroying an old barn and erecting
a skyscraper in its place.

It is rather like climbing a mountain,
gaining new and wider views,
discovering unexpected connections
between our starting points
and its rich environment.

But the point from which we started out
still exists and can be seen,
although it appears smaller
and forms a tiny part of our broad view
gained by the mastery of the obstacles
on our adventurous way up.

Albert Einstein

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Climbing

"Hypothesis" 
• digital illustration
printed on canvas, 46" x 37" • Lisa Rivas © 2004

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After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
Nelson Mandela

   

Filed In: Fine Art, Illustration

Comments

  1. Diana Evans says

    January 23, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    Hi Lisa…
    I loveeeeeeee this piece…Monkeys are one of my favorite things….the details are amazing…
    Have a great weekend!!!

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  2. dion hitchings says

    January 23, 2009 at 1:58 pm

    very nice

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  3. jessica says

    January 23, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    Wow.
    how do you get these printed onto such large canvas?

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  4. Lisa at Greeenbow says

    January 23, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    Very interesting. That monkey looks like he is climing into the stars.

    Reply
  5. Roberta Baird says

    January 23, 2009 at 9:04 pm

    OK this is amazing…like I just stepped into the picture!

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  6. Lisa Rivas says

    January 23, 2009 at 10:32 pm

    Jessica,
    I had these printed with a large format printer, in this case an Epson Stylus ® PRO , up to 64″ wide!
    It will take a bit more than an hour to print specially very large formats, but the colors are amazing!
    The files do have to be excellent since everything shows and to make it worthwhile:-)
    I then stretch them myself (with a lot of care) on heavy duty stretchers, then coated with a UV varnish.
    The Epson website has info on these printers:
    https://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/ProImaging/ProImagingHome.do?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&iref=homepage_products_proimg
    My dream or wish-list item is to have one of these printers!

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  7. willie says

    January 24, 2009 at 6:21 am

    That einstein was a smart monkey!

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  8. TeriC says

    January 24, 2009 at 9:00 am

    You never cease to amaze with your wonderful talent! I come here and wowed away!
    Happy IF

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  9. yoon see says

    January 24, 2009 at 10:39 am

    I really love this.
    So Beautiful!
    This is your best piece Lisa:) 🙂 😉

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  10. Nancy Lefko says

    January 24, 2009 at 3:55 pm

    fantastic…..

    Reply
  11. carla says

    January 24, 2009 at 5:26 pm

    Lisa – you have the most fruitful imagination and the artful touch to bring it alive for us! This is whimsical and lovely, full of color and fun, and all kinds of symbolic energy. Really wonderful!

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  12. linda sarah goldman says

    January 25, 2009 at 9:27 am

    Lisa, it’s been way too long since I’ve stopped by this magical blog. I love so much this picture – thoughtful, striking, inspiring, incredibly detailed and truly beautiful. Your art is stunning and I love seeing it so much. I also hope you have a very beautiful 2009 – full of celebrations, new stories, new flying colours, love and peace, linda xx

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  13. Vanessa Brantley-Newton says

    January 25, 2009 at 4:30 pm

    I’ve got one word for this piece, ABSOFABUMARVELDELICIOUSONESS!!!!!! he he he. It’s so wonderful, so whimsical, so full of eye candy it’s just crazy!!!! How do you do it. This is like completely crazy and over the top awesomeness! YOU GO GIRL!

    Reply
  14. valgalart says

    January 26, 2009 at 1:25 am

    Everything is connected and beautiful 🙂

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  15. Margaret Ann says

    January 26, 2009 at 1:17 pm

    This one send me chills…those fabulous “Oh my gosh this is so freaking good” chills!!!!!

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  16. Bella Sinclair says

    January 28, 2009 at 12:21 am

    Wow, Lisa! The monkey alone playing amongst the stars is beautiful, but then to pull back and see the whole tent is astounding! Truly beautiful! I love the intricacy.

    Reply
  17. Michael O'Connell says

    January 29, 2009 at 10:38 pm

    amazing world… so much to see… and thank you for sharing those words… they are just what I needed…

    Reply

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