<Page
    x:Class="TheGrid.MainPage"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    xmlns:local="using:TheGrid"
    xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
    xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
    xmlns:canvas="using:Microsoft.Graphics.Canvas.UI.Xaml"
    mc:Ignorable="d"
    Unloaded="Page_Unloaded">

    <Grid Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
        <canvas:CanvasAnimatedControl
            x:Name="canvas"
            ClearColor="Bisque" Update="canvas_Update" Draw="canvas_Draw" CreateResources="canvas_CreateResources"
            />
    </Grid>
</Page>

public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
    {
        CanvasBitmap bitmap1;

        public MainPage()
        {
            this.InitializeComponent();
        }
        private void canvas_CreateResources(CanvasAnimatedControl sender, CanvasCreateResourcesEventArgs args)
        {
            args.TrackAsyncAction(Canvas_CreateResourcesAsync(sender).AsAsyncAction());
        }
        async Task Canvas_CreateResourcesAsync(CanvasAnimatedControl sender)
        {
            bitmap1 = await CanvasBitmap.LoadAsync(sender, "Assets/Images/testimage.png");
        }
        private void canvas_Update(ICanvasAnimatedControl sender, CanvasAnimatedUpdateEventArgs args)
        {
            // Do stuff
        }
        private void canvas_Draw(ICanvasAnimatedControl sender, CanvasAnimatedDrawEventArgs args)
        {
            args.DrawingSession.DrawImage(bitmap1, 256, 256);
        }
        private void Page_Unloaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            this.canvas.RemoveFromVisualTree();
            this.canvas = null;
        }
    }