“Age imprints more “wrinkles” in the mind than it does on the face.”
Michel de Montaigne (french philosopher – writer 1533-1592)
“Imprints”
Casein and colored pencil on linen • 5″ x 5″ • Lisa Rivas © 2008
Please don’t retouch my wrinkles. It took me so long to earn them. Anna Magnani
Today is Earth Day!
An observance date intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment.
Did you know an “earthworm” has 5 hearts?
This “primitive”, blind and sensitive little creature loves and helps the earth stay healthy by breaking down dead organic matter and turning the soil. The earth without worms would soon become cold, hard-bound, and void of fermentation, and consequently sterile.
The earthworm is a great builder – a builder of fertile topsoil,
in itself the sustainer of all civilization.
“Mud Pie V” • Lisa Rivas © 2008
Earthworms, actually, act as a barometer for soil health!
…these shapes and colors began to breath and grow.
They were the first flowers and thus began the "primeval gardens."
And in these gardens appeared a fearless and "primitive" form of life.
It was long, pink and soft, silently moving around and ever so graceful…
…a PRIMO creature!
"Mud Pie IV" • Lisa Rivas © 2008
Earthworms are "decomposers", they break things down into valuable
nutrients that can be used by other plants and animals.
Once again Illustration Friday sets the tone…
In primitive times before procreation, the world was abundant only in energy, gases
and "primordial mud"…
"Mud Pie I" • Lisa Rivas © 2008
…then these particles where blown together into shapes and lit with colors…
"Mud Pie II" • Lisa Rivas © 2008
…then someone decided to rest and play a bit, but they lost a necklace and
a "blue marble"…
"Mud Pie III" • Lisa Rivas © 2008
The showy Parrot Tulips were flayed apart by the slashing rain;
and they “failed” to stand up and hold their ground.
Their frail petals and stems seem to be pleading for mercy and seeking help…
“Frail and ailing”
• digital illustration • Lisa Rivas © 2008
To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. Beverly Nichols