Bottom of the Heap, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 in. / 101.6 x 76.2 cm.

Bottom of the Heap, David Griffith, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 30 in. / 101.6 x 76.2 cm.

The saying "... the bottom of the heap..." has always implied the lowest rung on the socio-economic ladder. When I used to live in the back of a mechanics garage, we called the place "the bottom" because there was nowhere but up from there. Those were some of the funnest days I've had!