What do you make? Do Da Day by Everglades artist JoAnn Sanborn

Do Da Day
6x8, acrylic on canvas

With deepest apologies to Seth Godin, as an artist, what do you MAKE?

Do you make - people stop and look?
Do you make – people remember a fond memory, a sad memory, a joy?
Do you make – people believe in something, or in nothing?
Do you make – people wonder about how you did it, how it could be, what it represents?
Do you make - people think about the past or the future?
Do you make – people consider the special, uninhabited places of our earth?
Do you make - people wonder what their next meal will be, who will produce it?
Do you make - colors that glow, that reveal, that hide, that bring joy?
Do you make - paintings that encourage people to open their eyes?

Seth Godin, One of a Kind painting by Everglades artist JoAnn Sanborn

One of a Kind

16x20, acrylic on canvas

$400

This palm caught my eye at the head of the Marsh Trail, the new trail into the Fakahatchee only a few miles from Marco Island. It was absolutely glowing in the warmth of the late afternoon sun. I took a photo and wanted to paint it before the memory faded. A few minutes later the sun had moved in the sky and the palm didn't have nearly the same appeal.

Times are fast changing, and one way I try to stay up to date is to read the blog of Seth Godin. He wrote "Tribes" and he's trying once again to update our thinking. His ideas are revolutionary, and he has an extraordinary group of friends You can get his new ebook, free, here.Wish I had time to figure out what a riff is--I'll save that exercise for later!