Charlie's Toolbox

Mike Grieg

Mike painted this 24x36 oil from direct observation in the APStudio Class in answer to a homework problem: Household tools - interesting viewpoint

mike is going to New Hampshire Institute of Art next year

SUSPENDED

For 20% Exam credit you will complete a DIPTYCH of suspended objects of your choosing. Your paintings will be "ABOUT " conveying a sense of HEAVY vs LIGHT or

WEIGHT vs WEIGHTLESSNESS. Your focus wil be on rendering objects accurately but with a minimum of detail, cast shadows and playing up the tension between opposites. This is a painting about an idea over the objects themselves.