I painted 2 different pieces ÷ (divided) ea. into 2 groups = odd strips / even strips,
or – (subtracted) the odd strips or the even strips from each painting!
Then I + (added) the even #s (numbers) with the even #s (numbers) for 1 painting,
also I + (added) the odd #s (numbers) with the odd #s (numbers) for 2nd painting.

I ended up = with 2 similar paintings = they went to 2 different art collections!

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original painting – corporate collection – Boston, MA – USA – "Translation"
watercolor, wax, rice paper, foil, quilted • 39"H x 31"W • © Lisa Rivas

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Result = ½ half of each image has been "subtracted" from this final piece!

Math can be confusing or tricky at times and one can lose tract easily of something.

No legacy is so rich as honesty. William Shakespeare

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The abacus, also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool used primarily in parts of Asia for performing arithmetic processes. It is still widely used by merchants, traders and clerks in Asia, Africa, and elsewhere. Many blind people find this number machine a very useful tool throughout life.

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"Nowruz" marks the first day of spring and the New Year in the Iranian calendar.
It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed.