Flying Colors

Water-bottles featuring...

...original artwork of mine,  a Lisa Rivas design on a Liberty Bottleworks bottle!
It is an aluminum water bottle with one of my inspiring images and they are of a very high-quality.

•   Made in the United States from 100% recycled aluminum.
•   All materials used are 100% BPA free.
•   Food-grade polyester powder coating on the inside of the bottle.
•   Screw cap is made with food-grade polypropylene;
•   O-ring helps prevents leaks and is made with food-grade silicone
•   Water bottle holds 24 fl. oz. or 32 fl. oz.
•   Water bottle features original artwork by Lisa Rivas

6 Designs to choose from and you can purchase them!

Essence / © Lisa Rivas • aluminum water bottle by Liberty Bottleworks
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Dialogue / © Lisa Rivas • aluminum water bottle by Liberty Bottleworks
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Gems / © Lisa Rivas • aluminum water bottle by Liberty Bottleworks
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Growth / © Lisa Rivas • aluminum water bottle by Liberty Bottleworks
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Haven / © Lisa Rivas • aluminum water bottle by Liberty Bottleworks
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Thirst / © Lisa Rivas • aluminum water bottle by Liberty Bottleworks
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Durable, Easy To Drain, Good Capacity, Good Grip, No Plastic Taste

The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark.
The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence.
~Rabindranath Tagore

Never forget...

Ah! Never shall the land forget.
How gushed the life-blood of her brave -
~ William Cullen Bryant

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
~ Maya Angelou

Aloe succotrina - digital •  2009 © Lisa Rivas  ~ RAISED TO THEM!

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The sap of the Aloe is effective in the treatment and healing of wounds.

IF • Muddy

“The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.”
E. E. Cummings (American poet 1894-1962)

"Mud Pie V" • Lisa Rivas © 2010

HYDROS was the Greek protogenos of the primordial waters. Water was the first being to emerge at creation alongside Mud. The primordial mud solidified into GAIA (Earth) and with HYDROS produced KHRONOS the primeval god of time.

"Whoever speaks in primordial images speaks with a thousand voices. . . ." ~ Carl G. Jung

IF • Wilderness

In wilderness is the preservation of the world.
~Henry David Thoreau (quoted in 1862)

• 36" x 36" • Lisa Rivas • "Tin Ti Neo"
• digital and mixed media on ricepaper and mounted on canvas

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In wilderness I sense the miracle of life,
and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia. ~Charles Lindbergh

IF • Hatch

Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience.
A rustling in the leaves drives him away. ~ Walter Benjamin

digital •  2009 © Lisa Rivas • "Crevice"

Sing to us in the early dawn; 'Tis then thy scarlet throats have drawn
Refreshing draughts from drops of dew, the enchanting concert to renew. — C. C. M.

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I enjoy the cleaning up - something about the getting of things in order for winter
- making the garden secure - a battening down of hatches perhaps . . . It just feels right. ~ David Hobson

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Tomato Art Fest!

This evening at 6:30 pm is the "Opening Bash of The Tomato Art Fest" a happening here in East Nashville, TN. Please join me if you are in the vicinity! This event will be going on the whole weekend and it will be all about tomatoes!
http://tomatoartfest.com/

I will be exhibiting my commemorative Tomato Art Fest e-Stamps at the Art & Invention Gallery, with many other artists and their fabulous "TOMATO ART".

•  "The Yellow Tomato" / e-Stamp (NEW) - click to purchase

Wonderfully delicious and fun, the Yellow Heirloom Tomatoes are open-pollinated rather than genetically modified - and are safe! They have less acid and with a lemony taste, perfect for someone suffering from ulcers who doesn’t want to give up on that delicious, home-grown tomato taste!

Try a Yellow Tomato Gazpacho with Avocados and Cilantro!

IF • Modify

Vertical Gardening is a modified way of growing plants while being a wonderful solution to create an attractive and functional garden from limited space.
Visit Patrick Blanc a master artist/gardener with "Le Mur Végétal"

Preserve substance; modify form; know the difference. ~ Dee Hock

• The Tomato Tree / e-Stamp (NEW) - click to purchase
Lisa Rivas © 2009 • archival pigment print on 100% rag paper

Once again this next weekend August 8 - 9 is the celebrated Tomato Art Fest,
a neighborhood festival in East Nashville, TN. - USA.

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IF • Idle

The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest. ~Albert Einstein

watercolor, wax, rice paper (detail) - artist collection - © Lisa Rivas - "Chimerical"

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A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
Kahlil Gibran

The Sipper...

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A distinctive cactus species is the "Claret Cup Cactus" with attractive reddish and cup shaped flowers, it is considered a hummingbird cactus. This is because a wide range of hummingbird species nourish and "sip" on the Claret Cup Cactus flower's nectar and assists it in their pollination process.

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The Hummingbird's feathers have little true color,
instead they reflect the light and this makes them look so brilliant and colorful.
If we reflect light and joy in our life we too will turn the ordinary into the beautiful.

They represent joy, optimism and sweetness ; a messenger and stopper of time!

O'Miss Linda...

This post is for
my friend "Linda"
to honor the
appearance of her
"First Buttercup"
up north,
in CANADA!

Last year I painted
O'Miss Daff Odile
a bright sunny face,
and paired her
with Wilton Warbler.

And, once Daff
got together
with Warb
it has been
"daffy down dilly"
around here!

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"Daffy Down Dilly"
• archival pigmented print
on canvas or paper
• 40" x 12"
Lisa Rivas © 2008

Lolo's tenderness...

When I saw this little piece
by Studio Lolo
I was struck by it's simplicity,
it had a delicate personality,
and oh! I saw it was a portrait!
...a soft-shy "Cactus Sprite"
So very magical!
Then Laurel sent it to me !!!
...in it's own custom envelope
and a very appreciative note!
So now I am the one saying
"Thanks" Lolo! "Thank You"

Studio Lolo is a "wonderful artist" and an avid "animal caretaker" from San José, CA.
I met her through my participation in Cactus Monday, please visit her site!

We got spring!

A photograph of the Hawthorn Bush next door...
... transformed with illustrator enhanced flowers.

It is one of my most favorite "shows"... and a sign of spring!

"Hawthorn Snow" • digital illustration - Lisa Rivas © 2008

It's spring fever.  That is what the name of it is.
And when you've got it, you want - oh,
you don't quite know what it is you do want,
but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so! Mark Twain

Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men. ~Chinese Proverb

IF • Intricate

This is one of my day jobs, illustrating & drawing maps. At times these maps can get very intricate and they have to be clear and precise, a design challenge at times.

Vector graphics is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygon(s), which are all based upon mathematical equations, to represent images in computer graphics.

I can change the color of strokes (lines) or fills with the an action click! At the right is a wire image of the 2 color map below, it is a vector drawing.

I am always open for this kind of work.
Contact me if you need a map or a diagram!

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The map is not the territory.
Alfred Korzybski (American Scientist and Philosopher, 1879-1950)

Mega... e-Stamp

The first MegaByte e-Stamp
Giving a "mega" THANKS to you, your friends and love ones!
Mega: it comes from the Greek word "megalo" meaning great.

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy;
they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
Marcel Proust

Thanking You • 11 megabyte e-Stamp
archival pigment print on archival paper • Lisa Rivas © 2009

You can purchase this print here, it would be a wonderful gift!

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Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.
Voltaire