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…some Rolling Colors!

April 21, 2019 · Leave a Comment

• First I had some toast, bacon and eggs…
• Then I went outside to enjoy the garden and…
• Look what I found in the nooks and crannies outside…
• A beautiful array of eggs perfectly outfitted!

• HAPPY EASTER to you ALL!

Reason enough for me to call them • • • “Rolling Colors” • • •
Easter Eggs handcrafted by Lisa Rivas © 2015 (inquiries are welcomed)

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Easter is not a time for groping through dusty,
musty tomes or tombs to disprove spontaneous generation or even to prove life eternal.
It is a day to fan the ashes of dead hope,
a day to banish doubts and seek the slopes where the sun is rising,
to revel in the faith which transports us out of ourselves and,
the dead past into the vast and inviting unknown.
~Author unknown

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For my Dad…

December 4, 2015 · 2 Comments

A tribute to my father

A Tribute to my Father - 120412

My father gave me two very precious things to my life:
One was unconditional love / support ; the second was the direction / acknowledgement to be creative.

Today, it is 3 years since he passed on to the other world. He is very much missed.  :heart:


“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone can give another person, he believed in me.” ~Jim Valvano

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Into the memory of…

December 1, 2015 · 1 Comment

Just a day ago, the most beautiful bird was brought home to me by my little friend Madison.
it’s terrible when it happens… any bird or creature. But it is the way of nature, a cats course…

What totally caught my eye was it’s refinement, the stunning delicate patterns!

Rest in Peace dear bird - Lisa Rivas    Your Feathers - Lisa Rivas

It so impressed me that I took some photos of this flight-gone beauty. The more I looked, the more amazing…
There were secret markings and subtle worlds locked in it’s fabulous plumage.

Into Memory by Lisa Rivas

"Into the Memory" by ©Lisa Rivas - charcoal on paper

I wrote about it in my journal and decided to do a sketch in it’s memory.
This tribute reminds me of cactuses & rocks!


“Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without words, and never stops at all.”
~Emily Dickinson

Filed In: Art Every Day, Blog, Cactus & Succulents

Spine Clusters…

November 16, 2015 · Leave a Comment

Most flowering plants are identified by their flower and fruit morphology,
cacti are identified primarily by the form and structure of their spine clusters.

Spine clusters are tufts of spines arising from a growth center called the areole,
Areoles are unique organs only found in the cacti family. They are modified branches,
from which flowers, more branches, and leaves (when present) may grow.

Spine Clusters by © Lisa Rivas

Today, a sprinkle of snow flurries flowers this dormant cacti cluster,
bringing us into a season of wonder and reflection.

A token for the group
Cactus-Monday


In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy. ~William Blake

 

Filed In: Art Every Day, Blog, Cactus & Succulents

Cactus Chicks!

November 9, 2015 · 2 Comments

Hidden chicks by ©LisaRivas

It started as a simple little picture…

Doesn’t a lot of things start that way?

And then I saw this song of beaks…

Cute chicks everywhere, …all dressed up!


Cactus Chicks by © Lisa Rivas

Cactus Chicks (pencil and mixed media) by ©Lisa Rivas


“A saguaro can fall for a snowman but where would they set up house?”
― Jodi Picoult, Plain Truth

 

Filed In: Art Every Day, Blog, Cactus & Succulents

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