Welcome to the Cannon Art Studio

I started this blog page so I could share my art with friends. I plan to update it with new works. Check in every now and then, or join my followers. I would love to hear comments, criticisms, anything that will help in my quest to improve. Enjoy...

Sunday, February 1, 2015

World Blog Hop

Thanks to my friend Don MacKay for his preceding me in this World Blog Hop experiment.

You all have seen this work. I'm working on one similar right now...


What am I working on? 

This month and next I am getting settled in my remodeled studio in our house on Whidbey Island.  I plan to do larger canvas work there plus larger watercolors.  
Presently I am working on 6 different works, mostly acrylics.  I am getting ready for my "Featured Artist" show at Parklane Fine Arts Gallery in Kirkland, coming up this year during the month of June.  The theme of my show this year will be scenes in and around Paris, especially street cafe scenes, day and nighttime moods.

How does my work differ from others of its genre?

I have been experimenting with a number of techniques. I'm self-taught.  My style seems to be emerging now after three years. People have told me that it's different from others in that you can tell that I created it. 

Why do I write/create what I do?

My talent is a gift. I do it because I can, and it gives me deep satisfaction and reason to be.  I do it to please others who enjoy looking at it.

How does my writing/creating process work?

I create as a response to an emotion I get when I see the world around me. Much of what I draw/paint is a creative desire to capture a mood or sense of place and relay it to the viewer of my work so they can sense the emotion, or better yet, to experience their own emotional response to what they see in my work.
I often just think of what my response will be. I can't pick up the brush or knife and paint for a few minutes. Painting for me is like wading into a pool of time. I have to have a pool of time or it doesn't work. Could be a couple hours or an afternoon of unscheduled time.  And time ceases to exist when I'm in it. It's hard to explain.

Viewing my work on this blog is a bit cumbersome in that it only allows a chronological array. Go to my other site to see my works in groups. It is easier to navigate and you can purchase prints of my work directly from Artspan.  http://www.johncannonart.artspan.com


Who will be next on the world Blog Hop?
Kimberly Adams is a new artist at Parklane Fine Arts Gallery in Kirkland.

Her oil paintings are made without the use of brushes or tools using only her finger tips to apply the paint.  She Grew up in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado and now lives in the Pacific Northwest.