stop flash of content/redraw on hover in chart.js - image

With chart.js how do I stop flash of content if I am trying to add images to the canvas? Ideally, I want to stop redrawing the canvas on completion of the animation but on hover it redraws so I have to redraw/add the image (and get a flash of content).
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My approach with a JS only solution could be:
Loading the image inside a canvas element. Look at the MDC canvas tutorial
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Pushing pixel with canvas at Mozilla Hacks
http://beej.us/blog/2010/02/html5s-canvas-part-ii-pixel-manipulation/
This JS at mezzoblue apply heavy filter to an image
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