Posts by johncannon

Good afternoon from my studio in East Nashville. Hope everyone is staying safe from this punishing heat. The annual Tour de France, a 21 day stage bicycle race in France is experiencing the highest temperatures ever. Yesterday, the racers encountered a temperature of 98.1 degrees Fahrenheit, all while racing at close to 30 miles an…

Good afternoon from my studio in East Nashville. I hope every one is staying safe in this heat. The weather people are calling this a “heat dome,” and it’s over the entire eastern middle of the country from Florida to Michigan. Always concerning when the heat index is this high. Please stay safe and hydrated.…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. I hope everyone is doing well. It’s been slow here for several weeks. I know right now the economy is a source of stress and concern. I’ve also seen Facebook ads for a company that will produce an AI generated portrait of your pet cheaper than I…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. Hope everyone is doing well. I’m late posting this week. No new pet portraits to show, but I have started on pieces for the Tomato Art Fest. Seems like it’s a long time off, but actually it’s only two months, so it was time to get out…

Good afternoon from my studio in East Nashville. Hope everyone is having a great week. Apologies for being so late posting something. I’ve been working on a portrait of my baby, just for fun. She strikes the most photogenic poses, especially when she’s asleep, which, as with most cats, is often. I was also experimenting…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. Hope everyone is having a great day. Apologies for not posting last week; things sometimes get in the way. The good news is that I finished the commission portrait I had been working on for some time. This is Tank, who is a wonderful pup and is…

Good afternoon from my studio in East Nashville. Looks like we’re going to get some potentially rough weather soon. Since the 2020 tornado I’m very conscious of the weather patterns. We did not get hit by that storm; it came within about a half mile. Still, it was quite frightening to be that close. I…

Good afternoon from my studio in East Nashville. Hope everyone is doing well. I’ve been working on a couple of portraits for weeks. They have been fighting me. Sometimes a portrait just seems to paint itself; others, not so much. Being stubborn – part of my Scotch-Irish heritage – I’m still working on them, and…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. Hope everyone is having a great day. Hope everyone made it through “Tax Day” yesterday. Now maybe my accountant friends can relax a bit. Here’s a new portrait. This is Gunnar, a super sweet Dachshund. My client rescued him; he was sent to a shelter as an…

Good afternoon from my studio in East Nashville. Hope every one is having a great day. Certainly can’t complain about advent of spring we are currently experiencing. Here’s the second of the black and white paintings I did for a delightful lady. This is Jack. As you can see, Jack had a condition that rendered…