# What Say You?!

- Link: https://nicolemartinvisionaryart.com/product/what-say-you/
- Published: 2026-10-05T11:15:20-07:00
- Author: Nicole Martin

A wide-eyed emu stares directly out of the canvas, its red-rimmed eyes and startled
crest of feathers set against a soft green forest clearing. Nicole Martin paints
this as a being of incredible focus who fixes you with an unwavering gaze, seeming
to demand an answer to your very presence. What do you say to a creature like that?
Meanwhile, the swamp behind it glows gently in yellow-green light, calm and unbothered
despite the intensity up front. That answer has to be given truthfully, from our
greater self, and not from our socially programmed personality. Additionally, the
emu’s slightly ruffled, comical posture keeps the whole painting from feeling too
serious, even as it asks something real of you. Focus and humor are more important
today than ever before. The Emu is challenging you, and making you smile at the 
exact same time. What would you say if you answered honestly, right now?

Bring this honest challenge into your own space today.