"Charades" by Michael Carson is a beautiful oil painting filled with cool-toned elegance. Four stylishly dressed women sit in white chairs, their expressions and posture suggesting a moment of shared curiosity. A fifth woman stands before them, her hand resting in her blonde hair, a sleek backless dress tracing her silhouette as she becomes the center of attention.

By the artist Mike Carson, who is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. His artwork can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the United States. Carson's volition is to emphasize relationships of color and light and allow the texture of his brush stroke to move a viewers eye through the art.