Posts by johncannon

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. I apologize for not posting anything the last couple of weeks. We had an ongoing critical health issue in my extended family, and I’ve been spending a good bit of time at the hospital. One thing for certain is that you never know what’s coming next. That’s…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. I hope everyone is well and having a great day. Seems like these days everything is in flux; sometimes that’s just the way it is. My motto these days is straight from the British: Keep Calm and Carry On. I was finally able to get a new…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. I hope everyone is having a good morning. I usually talk about the weather a bit, but I fear that’s showing my age. Plus, the weather is so strange these days it’s hard to say something coherent. I’m working on three new pieces, but none are finished…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. I hope everyone had a nice Labor Day holiday. The first recorded Labor Day celebration was in 1882 in New York City. President Grover Cleveland made it an official federal holiday in 1894. Ironically, Cleveland made it a national holiday after twelve strikers were killed when he…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. If you live in my area, you know that last week was a pretty pleasant break from the summer heat. And you know that today that heat is back. So I hope you all take every precaution against heat sickness. This kind of heat really is dangerous.…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. Just got back from a lovely bike ride on the Shelby Bottoms greenway. For anyone who has not been on the greenway, it’s an eight mile out and back paved greenway, with the ability to add loops to increase distance. Also, if you’re really gung ho, you…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. I’ve been out of pocket for the last two weeks, so my apologies for not posting. It’s been a little wild, concluding with the Tomato Art Festival last weekend. I won a minor award for one of my pieces. Always excited to be part of the festival.…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. I hope everyone is doing well, now that we’ve had a bit of a break from the terrible heat. Strange to say “It feels so nice” at 85 degrees, but I’ll take it. Here’s Oliver. This sweet guy just passed away after a battle with cancer. He…

Good morning from my studio in East Nashville. It’s another miserably hot day; I don’t do well in this kind of heat. You’d think I’d be used to it, being a Nashville native, but, alas, not so. I hope all of you are staying safe. It’s just over three weeks to the Tomato Art Fest.For…

Good afternoon from my studio in East Nashville. Due to circumstances I won’t go into I’m late posting this. Brief weather comment: Stop! We’ve had enough heat! There; now I’ll wait for it to cool down. Right. This is Bronx, a memorial portrait I did for a sweet client. I’m told Bronx was a great…