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Spirit of the River… for Nashville Flood

October 31, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Earlier this year the Metro Arts Gallery of Nashville to conmemorate the “historic flooding” of the Cumberland River in May of 2010 made a call to artists for artwork related to this eventful date.
The exhibit was called “Spirit of the River“, in regard to the Nashville Flood

The never ending rainstorm of 2010 was the “cleanse” of Nashville.
It was more rain than some had ever witnessed and so much more…
Many saw their love ones, their homes, their work, their animals and pets
struggle with the overwhelming stream of this downpour.

A deluge, where no dust was left unsettled, a rain that turned to dust their efforts.

And if there was any plant or tree that had missed out on some water,
it then received it from the heavens thus satisfying it’s thirst.
So for the remaining part nature thrived forth with verdant life.
Lisa Rivas 2010

Here was my submission and it was acquired by the Tennesee State Museum last quarter. Click Here

TheFlood-LisaRivas

“The Flood” -original painting • 30″H x 72″W • 2011 © Lisa Rivas
watercolor, inks,  black walnut ink, rice paper, mounted on birch panel
Tennessee State Museum permanent collection – Nashville, TN
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What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday,
and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.
~Buddha quote

   

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