The "balloon" seems to stand still in the air,
while the "earth" flies past underneath.
Alberto Santos Dumont (early pioneer of aviation)
original painting – private collection – Memphis, TN – USA – "Up Above!"
watercolor, wax, ricepaper, then quilted! • 36"H x 24"W • © Lisa Rivas
The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly. Friedrich Nietzsche
It is one of the most beautiful balloons I have ever seen 🙂
Really nice!
Hot air balloon flies high and touches the sky!
I love your positive balloon, imaging the garden of love…whereas the ground is like a great reflection for us to improve…
Thanks, this certainly is lovely.
Bye, I hope I can fly high together with you & your magical balloon Lisa!
Miracles happen!
Oh my, this is so rich and textured! I love the color, too! It is a wonderful piece!
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Oh wow, its beautiful! We were thinking along the same lines.
Here an award for you Lisa!
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Sorry:
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Beautiful work, so delicate, love it!
Thank you for your visit and comment 🙂
Your art and your perfectly matched quotes carry me away every week 🙂
Lovely textures and patterns; your more muted colours are as intriguing as the really intensive ones.
Love the patterns in your balloon illustration. Very lovely.
Beautiful. Wonderful use of color.
It’s hard not to say ‘WOW’ every time seeing your paintings! Awesome work, again!
Perfect. Utterly perfect. I dream of living in one of your treehouses.
As soon as I settle back in the states, I must own one of your paintings. It’s just so hard deciding on which one!
this is so beautiful and filled with soaring hope and so much beauty and poetry – your work is just amazing – and I completely love this magnificent balloon:-)
Muy buen trabajo Lisa. Excelente!
You are a remarkable artist, with a unique and wonderful vision. I really enjoyed looking at your work.
Beautiful patterns!
The way this fades at the top and bottom really gives the impression of the balloon soaring. Lovely colours and patterns too.