“Take My Hand“ by Savannah Canavan

Savannah Canavan is an emerging artist located in the Midwest. Savannah graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with her BFA in Studio Art and a minor in Art History. She is interested in using her painting language to create sensory experiences upon the canvas and inspire beauty within her world and others. Her paintings are regarded for their vivid colors and bold brushstrokes.

Savannah’s work has been shown in the Argyle Zebra Gallery in St. Paul, Minnesota, Artworks Eagan, also in Minnesota. Most recently, her work has been featured on the Bravo show Top Chef.

 

“Take My Hand” (2023) • 16" x 20" • Oil on panel by Savannah Canavan • About the artwork, from the artist: "My painting process often begins with a random inspiration. A phrase, or a feeling, or an image that digs into my brain and demands to be turned into something else. The inspiration for Take My Hand came from a song lyric. I was listening to the song Everywhere, Everything by Noah Kahan, and the line he sings "till our fingers decompose, keep my hand in yours" just stuck in my head for weeks until I got a sketch down and finally a painting. This abstract idea influenced by a song I listened to, has evolved into a visual manifestation of the hold that death has on us, especially the deaths of those we have loved and lost."