TAP Gallery Display Cabinet: November 1, 2025, through January 31, 2026 - Linda Cannup
- Sandra Oliver
- Nov 6
- 3 min read
Stop by Crooked Creek Park to view a wonderful display of art by Crooked Creek Art League member, Linda Cannup, which is on exhibit in the TAP Gallery Display Cabinet (in the lobby at Crooked Creek Park) for November 1, 2025, through January 31, 2026. Linda is an active member of the art league and regularly volunteers to share her art in our public galleries.
Congratulations, Linda!
"George's Stowaway"
Artist Statement
I see myself as a dual faceted Artist. It’s difficult for me to commit to a particular genre subject as I see beauty and inspiration in everything; yes, even a stop sign. In most given days, I enjoy weaving together hints of abstract and surreal imagery into a narrative that was sparked by a fond playful memory. I often explore the space between reality and imagination, balancing figurative gestures with dreamlike atmospheres in a whimsical and humorous dialogue. If you could imagine yourself sitting in childhood classroom and being reprimanded for initiated shenanigans, that would be my abstract expression and then correcting those behaviors by applying brush to canvas in a calming, mature specific intent, that’s when you discover the balance of my artistic vision and generally when painting the serenity of landscapes come through. Landscapes, dominated mostly by water bodies, captivate my attention with slow breaths and deep pause in a reminiscent sort of way and connect me with past experiences and future promises. It’s my hope to invite viewers to pause, reflect, and reimagine elements of the familiar in a rather Wait, What? response.
About the Art
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"George's Stowaway" - 8" x 10", acrylic panel, $80
Row 1
"Where We Once Sat" - 8" x 10", acrylic panel, $80
"Quiet Tide" - 8" x 10", acrylic panel, $80
"Blue Jungle" - 8" x 10", acrylic panel, $80
Row 2
"When Winter Melts" - 12" x 12", acrylic canvas wrapped, $80
"Brand New Key" - 12" x 12", acrylic canvas wrapped, $80
"My Sister and I" - 8" x 10", acrylic panel (framed), $100
Row 3
"Ignite" - 8" x 10", alcohol ink (framed), $60
"Golden Breath" - 8" x 10", alcohol ink (framed) $60
"Wee Grandeur" - 4" x 4", acrylic canvas wrapped, $25
Row 4
"Ember Eyes" - 8" x 10", acrylic panel, $80
"Delicate Petals" - 8" x 10", gouache (framed), $60
About the Artist
Linda Cannup
Linda Drawdy Cannup is a Columbia, SC area native, who specializes in acrylic, alcohol inks, and watercolor/gauche paints. She is a self-taught Artist who continues to be inspired and influenced through techniques of respected Artists.
Utilizing a blend of techniques to infuse saturated colors and highlights with vividly bold, spontaneous brushstrokes, Linda’s paintings convey dynamic motion while also maintaining the delicate details. Drawing inspiration from cultural memory, personal reflection, and the rhythms of everyday life, her art speaks in both whispers of playfulness and bold declarations – celebrating beauty and the transformation of imagination. Linda has spent a great deal of time working on commissioned requests and has completed pieces for clients in regions from south Florida to the state of Oregon; however, she mostly enjoys focusing on speaking her voice and her own vision without a structured agenda.
Many of Linda’s works are featured in a local restaurant, art shows, galleries and events in the Vista community as well as restaurants on the SC coast. She is a member of the Crooked Creek Art League and the Seacoast Artist Guild. She participates annually by performing in a live paint in the Vista community during the Vista Lights event, as well as during the Artista Vista event and First Thursday on Main.
In her free time, Linda enjoys traveling with her husband to coastal areas and lake living from which she draws inspiration.
To see more of Linda's art, click HERE.
CCAL Gallery Host:
The Artists Place (TAP) gallery is located in the front lobby of the Crooked Creek Park Recreation Center at 1098 Old Lexington Hwy in Chapin. The gallery hosts a monthly rotation of art from a variety of CCAL artists.
The Display Cabinet can be found in the right side of the gallery as you enter from the front doors. It hosts a rotating multipiece display with a collection of new pieces from a Crooked Creek Art League artist every two months.
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