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IF • Strings

October 10, 2008 · 20 Comments

Captived There is geometry in the humming of the strings,
there is music in the spacing of the spheres.
Pythagoras (c. 550 bc)


Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung.
William Morris

String

original painting – private collection – Naiguatá, Venezuela • "Captive"
• watercolor, wax, ricepaper, glazed • 26"H x 24"W • © Lisa Rivas
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He is his own trap. L. Ron Hubbard

   

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Comments

  1. Connie Martin says

    October 10, 2008 at 9:46 am

    Your images, as you know, are a life enhancing part of my week. This one is especially wonderful with those dusky salmon pinks and warm greens along with your trademark jewel colours.

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  2. teina says

    October 10, 2008 at 10:41 am

    so much movement……..love this so !

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  3. studio lolo says

    October 10, 2008 at 11:26 am

    Oh…stunning art and excellent choice of quotes! What a wonderful way to start my day 😉
    I’d better get busy thinking of what to do!

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  4. Katie L. White says

    October 10, 2008 at 3:57 pm

    Great illustration and great invention as well.

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  5. dot says

    October 10, 2008 at 5:11 pm

    that is such an interesting illo… i love the colors and the subject!
    dot

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  6. Carol Adamec says

    October 10, 2008 at 9:17 pm

    Lisa,
    How wonderful to see another one of your beautiful artworks. I’m such a fan…forever!
    Carol

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  7. Pea says

    October 11, 2008 at 6:52 am

    beautiful work and so true words !

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  8. linda sarah says

    October 11, 2008 at 7:09 am

    This is so very beautiful – and the colors of the fruit and the flowers – wow!! I love so much too how unusual this is – and the amazing quotes:-) Beautiful, wonderful work!!

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  9. Bella Sinclair says

    October 11, 2008 at 8:29 pm

    My! What a lucky peach to be caught by your web. Richly beautiful. It looks like cloisonne work!

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  10. Tammie says

    October 12, 2008 at 11:05 am

    Rich and lovely all at once! The colors are stunning as well. Wonderful poems to go along, your blog is a treasure.

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  11. bobo says

    October 12, 2008 at 4:15 pm

    Heavenly piece!

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  12. Diana Evans says

    October 12, 2008 at 11:39 pm

    This is a beautiful painting!!! lovely stringsssssssssss

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  13. Yoon See says

    October 13, 2008 at 4:41 am

    Wow! This is so beautiful.
    I love your creative background that comes with retro clouds. The full blossom of flowers & cherries adorned the whole “fabricape” painting!
    Ia…La…la..

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  14. michaeloconnell says

    October 13, 2008 at 11:42 am

    how engaging… brilliant work…

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  15. zordis says

    October 13, 2008 at 4:55 pm

    This is a very beautiful piece of art! Nice colors!

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  16. johanna says

    October 13, 2008 at 11:23 pm

    this is beautiful, lisa!

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  17. Solvere volo says

    October 14, 2008 at 2:01 pm

    Really beautiful. Awesome colors

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  18. Tomas says

    October 14, 2008 at 4:02 pm

    Muy bonita pintura, Lisa.

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  19. Nancy Lefko says

    October 15, 2008 at 2:37 pm

    absolutely stunning

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  20. Josy C says

    October 17, 2008 at 11:41 am

    I always hate to leave a comment as generic as “beautiful,” but really, that’s about all I can say here.
    I love your textures, and the colors put me in mind of an 18th- or 19th-century wallpaper.

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