Featured in the Ventura County Star.
Wildlife drew him into his creativity.
Ventura painter of three years has met success.
Although he wasn't thinking about doing artwork when he started working
in construction, one thing David James Cannon always made sure of was
that he didn't injure his hands.
"It was always in the back of my mind, even before I started painting."
Cannon said. "I guess I always thought my hands were intended for greater
things."
He has been painting only about three years but the thirty year old Ventura
artist wa a finalist in the animal category in the Artist's Magazine's
2006 art competition and won a first place award in the Thousand Oaks
Art Association Juried Show last fall.
"It was pretty cool," he said of the TOAA prize. "I didn't find out until
the award ceremony. The gas guage on my tahoe broke and I ran out of
gas and got there 10 minutes before the end of show," he said. "I was
pretty happy when I saw the ribbon. It's really the first contest I have
been in."
His focus and passion is wild animals: lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs,
and elephants.
"ever since I was a little kid I liked wildlife, but I've only been painting
it for a little over a year," the self taught artist said.
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