Flying Colors

IF • Pattern

Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience,
and our aesthetic enjoyment is the recognition of the pattern. ~Alfred North Whitehead

original painting - private collection - Memphis, TN  - USA - "Palindrome"
watercolor, wax, rice paper, gold leaf, quilted • 40"H x 36"W • © Lisa Rivas

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This painting was designed to be hung in any direction, thus the title of "Palindrome"

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A palindrome is a word or pattern that instead of developing in different directions it folds in on itself
so that the beginning and end mirror each other, that they are the same.
~ Todd Solondz (American film director and screenwriter)

IF • Infinite

Finite to fail, but infinite to venture. Emily Dickinson

original painting - private collection - Memphis, TN - USA - "The Infinite Solitary"
watercolor, wax, rice paper, quilted • 38"H x 36"W • © Lisa Rivas

If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities. Maya Angelou

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Music fills the infinite between two souls. Rabindranath Tagore

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A Pink Delight... yum!

Today I harvested my very first watermelon and then I dropped it!
This watermelon spilled sweet juice everywhere...

...all over my shoes, it was like a downpour of  ❤ "pink rain" ❤

When one has tasted watermelon, one knows what the angels eat. Mark Twain

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Watermelon rinds are also edible, and sometimes used as a vegetable. In China, they are stir-fried, stewed, or more often pickled. When stir-fried, the de-skinned and de-fruited rind is cooked with olive oil, garlic, chili peppers, scallions, sugar and rum.