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David Sullivan had a long and varied career as an artist. He studied at both the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles and the Museum School in Boston. He came to Andover in 1969 when he opened a gallery at 91 Main Street with Howard Yezerski.
The 4 members of Grimis, guitarist Lyle Brewer, saxaphone player/vocalist David Tanklefsky, drummer Peter Michelinie, and bassist Andy Doherty have been playing together since 1998 when they were in the Doherty Middle School concert band.The band officially formed when they were sophomores in Andover High School in 2001. They played mostly jazz fusion.The group helped out Andover Youth services by organizing comedy nights, hiking trips, and other events. They also helped other bands in booking and promoting their own gigs. After 6 years together they released an album ''Poets, Assassins, and Shepherds''. That same year they decided to go their separate ways. In 2008 they got together again to make a U.S. tour. A good friend and former Andover High classmate, Grant Guliano, created an hour-long documentary of this tour, ''Grimis Tours the States.'' In 2010 former group members Andrew Doherty, Pete Michelinie and David Tanklefsky went to Kenya with Andover Youth Services founder Bill Fahey to record the album ''I Am the One'' with the students of Margaret Okari School. Many of the school's students were orphaned by AIDS and proceeds from the record went to fund the school. They toured the East Coast in 2010 to promote the new album. Members of the groups have become sidemen playing with nationally-recognized projects such as Sarah Borges, Broken Singles, Emil & Friends, and Quiet Life. Doherty has spent time recording with the Maasai tribe in Africa. Michelinie has created 17th century style furniture and converted vans to run on vegetable oil. Tanklefsky has worked as a  journalist and  a play-by-play announcer.


Early in his career he was influenced by Edward Hopper and Andrew Wyeth.
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He chose egg tempura for his early works and painted portraits, not totally representational, but as he saw them.
*Making Old Town Hall Rock! Apollo Sunshine and Grimis in Concert.(photos) ''Andover Townsman'', 5/25/2006, page 19.


Quite a methodical painter, he sometimes drew from slides of photographs projected onto a black box.  He then created a grid to transfer the picture to canvas or paper, sometimes reworking sections of the larger picture with pencil or ink.


By 1995 he had moved from portraits to abstracts, or specific abstracts, as he called them. Forever experimenting, he stacked layers of pencil drawings drawn on translucent paper to create a 3D effect.
*Grimis Enjoying Competition; Fresh from the Emergenza Music Festival.(second place in regional finals)''Andover Townsman'', 5/25/2006, page


In the late 90's he studied Cezanne's works and created paintings designed to emphasize Cezanne's use of line and color. He actually redrew Cezanne's painting with his own interpretation. He donated "After Cezanne: Still Live with Flowered Pitcher", to Memorial Hall Library where it is hung on the stairway to the second floor.
[[Original Art in Memorial Hall Library]]


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*After Six-Year Run, Grimis Prepares its Summer Swan Song. ''Eagle Tribune'', 6/24/2004, page 23.
*"Rising Young American Artist", ''Lawrence Eagle Tribune'', February 17, 1969, page 6.
*"Painting is an Image of the Painter's Soul," ''Eagle Tribune'', February 24, 1985, page B3.
*"Portrait of Artist Who Does No Portraits", ''Eagle Tribune'', April 2, 1995, page c3.
*"Collaborating with Cezanne", ''Eagle Tribune'', May 14, 1998.
*"Learning from a Master", ''Eagle Tribune'', May 23, 1998, page 19
*[http://www.mhl.org/about/visit/art/ Original Art at Memorial Hall Library]
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--[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 15:54, October 28, 2011 (EDT)
*Andover Band Embarking on Two-Month US Tour.(release of ''Grimis'', third album, portrait) Andover Townsman, 8/14/2008, page 15.
 
 
*A Dream Takes Flight-in an Orange '86 Chevy.'' Andover Townsman'', 8/21/2008,page
 
 
*Pacific Coast Clubs Embrace Grimis. Grimis on the Road. ''Andover Townsman'', 9/11/2008,pages 7,8.
 
 
*Movie of Grimis Tour Premieres,With Show. ''Andover Townsman'', 12/17/2009, page 6.
 
 
*Grimis Back to Old Stomping Grounds, With a Purpose.(portrait of the group) ''Andover Townsman'', 4/21/2011, page 12.
 
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The 4 members of Grimis, guitarist Lyle Brewer, saxaphone player/vocalist David Tanklefsky, drummer Peter Michelinie, and bassist Andy Doherty have been playing together since 1998 when they were in the Doherty Middle School concert band.The band officially formed when they were sophomores in Andover High School in 2001. They played mostly jazz fusion.The group helped out Andover Youth services by organizing comedy nights, hiking trips, and other events. They also helped other bands in booking and promoting their own gigs. After 6 years together they released an album Poets, Assassins, and Shepherds. That same year they decided to go their separate ways. In 2008 they got together again to make a U.S. tour. A good friend and former Andover High classmate, Grant Guliano, created an hour-long documentary of this tour, Grimis Tours the States. In 2010 former group members Andrew Doherty, Pete Michelinie and David Tanklefsky went to Kenya with Andover Youth Services founder Bill Fahey to record the album I Am the One with the students of Margaret Okari School. Many of the school's students were orphaned by AIDS and proceeds from the record went to fund the school. They toured the East Coast in 2010 to promote the new album. Members of the groups have become sidemen playing with nationally-recognized projects such as Sarah Borges, Broken Singles, Emil & Friends, and Quiet Life. Doherty has spent time recording with the Maasai tribe in Africa. Michelinie has created 17th century style furniture and converted vans to run on vegetable oil. Tanklefsky has worked as a journalist and a play-by-play announcer.

See

  • Making Old Town Hall Rock! Apollo Sunshine and Grimis in Concert.(photos) Andover Townsman, 5/25/2006, page 19.


  • Grimis Enjoying Competition; Fresh from the Emergenza Music Festival.(second place in regional finals)Andover Townsman, 5/25/2006, page


  • After Six-Year Run, Grimis Prepares its Summer Swan Song. Eagle Tribune, 6/24/2004, page 23.


  • Andover Band Embarking on Two-Month US Tour.(release of Grimis, third album, portrait) Andover Townsman, 8/14/2008, page 15.


  • A Dream Takes Flight-in an Orange '86 Chevy. Andover Townsman, 8/21/2008,page


  • Pacific Coast Clubs Embrace Grimis. Grimis on the Road. Andover Townsman, 9/11/2008,pages 7,8.


  • Movie of Grimis Tour Premieres,With Show. Andover Townsman, 12/17/2009, page 6.


  • Grimis Back to Old Stomping Grounds, With a Purpose.(portrait of the group) Andover Townsman, 4/21/2011, page 12.


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