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IF • Undone

December 18, 2009 · 6 Comments

Life creates itself in delirium and is undone in ennui. ~Emile M. Cioran

Undone 

original painting – private collection – Chicago, IL  – USA – "Overflowing"
watercolor, wax, rice paper, quilted • 38"H x 38"W • © Lisa Rivas
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Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of
leaving things undone.
The wisdom of life consists in the elimination
of non-essentials. ~Lyn Yutang

   

Filed In: Fine Art, Pattern

IF • Hatch

December 14, 2009 · 8 Comments

Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience.
A rustling in the leaves drives him away. ~ Walter Benjamin

Hatch

digital •  2009 © Lisa Rivas • "Crevice"
Sing to us in the early dawn; 'Tis then thy scarlet throats have drawn
Refreshing draughts from drops of dew, the enchanting concert to renew. — C. C. M.

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I enjoy the cleaning up – something about the getting of things in order for winter
– making the garden secure – a battening down of hatches perhaps . . . It just feels right. ~ David Hobson

   

Filed In: Illustration

IF • Crunchy

December 7, 2009 · 3 Comments

“Meddle not in the affairs of the dragon;
for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.”

Crunchy

original painting – private collection – Caracas  – VENEZUELA – "Into The Blue"
watercolor, wax, rice paper, quilted • 38"H x 36"W •
© Lisa Rivas

Crunchy: Adjective used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crunchy

   

Filed In: Fine Art

Music

November 22, 2009 · 9 Comments

Music is the universal language of mankind. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Musical Tree by Lisa Rivas

original painting –
corporate collection – Memphis, TN – USA – “The Musical Tree”
watercolor, wax, rice paper, quilted • 72″H x 72″W (triptych) • © Lisa Rivas

A painter paints pictures on canvas.  But musicians paint their pictures on silence.  ~ Leopold Stokowski

 
   

Filed In: Fine Art, Works on Paper

IF • Unbalanced

November 17, 2009 · 6 Comments

The challenge was to create an upward movement even though it holds a center diagonal line.
Was it achieved? Please leave your opinion, thanks!

Unbalanced

original painting – private collection – Nashville, TN  – USA – "Fall"
watercolor, wax, rice paper, quilted • 38"H x 38"W •
© Lisa Rivas

"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”
~ Rabindranath Tagore

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GESTALT is a general description for the concepts that make unity and variety possible in design.
Gestalt theory is involved with visual perception and the psychology of art among other things.

5 gestalt concepts are: Closure, Continuance, Similarity, Proximity, Alignment
Click here to read more on – GESTALT – Design & Composition

   

Filed In: Design, Fine Art

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