Snowman #2, daily painting by Everglades artist Jo-Ann Sanborn

Snowman #2, 2013, Jo-Ann Sanborn

oil on board, 5"x7""

SOLD 

So glad I don't have to deal with snow, especially driving.  This snowman doesn't seem to mind at all.

These are one of a kind, limited edition Snowman, each one signed and dated, and created just for you with love. They come with a gold wood easel for display on a table to brighten your home and make you smile. They are a perfect gift for a beloved child or grandchild, for the person who has everything, as a housewarming gift or as a treat to yourself and can be shipped to you for a small extra charge.

This year's crop of Snowmen will be available in the studio/gallery on Marco Island after November 28, and through my Daily Paintworks gallery . They will be sold on a first come, first served basis. Don't wait!

Snowman #1, daily painting by Everglades artist Jo-Ann Sanborn

Snowman #1, 2013, Jo-Ann Sanborn

oil on board, 6"x6"

 

 

Snowmen!

 

Yes, it's that time of year again. Snowmen!

While I'm very glad to be away from the cold north wind this time of year, in late fall, early winter I take a break painting my beloved Everglades and return to my native New England roots with a series of Snowmen paintings as my small dailies.

These are one of a kind, limited edition Snowman, each one signed and dated, and created just for you with love. They come with a goldor bambooeasel for display on a table to brighten your home and make you smile. They are a perfect gift for a beloved child or grandchild, for the person who has everything, as a housewarming gift or as a treat to yourself and can be shipped to you for a small extra charge.

You'll hear a little more about them on my blog. This year's crop of Snowmen will be available in the studio/gallery on Marco Island, and through my Daily Paintworks gallery . They will be sold on a first come, first served basis. Don't wait!

Thank you for your continued support!  I wish you safe travel, lots of warm family joy, and a very Happy Thanksgiving. 

 

Facing the Modern, and Scented Beauty, daily painting by Everglades artist Jo-Ann Sanborn

Scented Beauty, 2013, Jo-Ann Sanborn

oil on board, 5"x7"

 

When deciding what art exhibitions I could fit in on a recent visit short visit to London, I found a great tool to let me know what was available.  At the top of Katherine Tyrrell's terrific art blog, Making a Mark, among many other useful categories was one for major exhibitions in London for 2013. 

 

My first choice was Facing the Modern, The Portrait in Vienna, 1900, at the National Gallery.  You might think it an odd choice for a landscape painter, but I found the exhibition well worth the visit.  To my knowledge I had not seen an original painting by artist Egon Schiele.  I found the brushwork vigorous and exciting on the surface of the canvas, impossible to appreciate fully in a flat image.  I also wanted to see another painting by artist Gustav Klimt and was rewarded with a portrait of Amalie Zuckerandl.  It was a great lesson in delightful and useful pattern that so beautifully set off the figure. 

 

I took away a sense of history, an appreciation for both line and color in portraits, and an awareness that seeing this exhibition will enrich my own work in ways that I could not have anticipated. 

 

Could Scented Beauty, painted before I left, be considered a portrait of a rose? 

Robert Genn, and Evening Vigil, painting by Everglades artist Jo-Ann Sanborn

Evening Vigil, 2013, Jo-Ann Sanborn

acrylic on canvas, 20"x16"

 

I've never met artist Robert Genn, but he's come twice a week for coffee in the morning for several years now.  We're close.  He's dear to me.  When he wrote his blog post "the bomb" tears came to my eyes.  I can't imaging losing him.  

 

He's one of those men who, at least publicly, lives a life of grace.  Articulate and funny, full of wisdom, with an abiding understand of what matters at the heart of life, he's maneuvered me through many of the intricacies of becoming a better painter and all the while, a better person, too. 

 

I know someone diagnosed with his disease who got a reprieve, and wish this deeply for Robert.  In the meantime, my prayers will be with him as he takes a journey into the unknown, one we all must take in turn. 

 

Best wishes, Robert, however the circle turns.