One of the most promising American artists who excelled at plein air landscapes and figure paintings was Dennis Miller Bunker. He was called “possibly the most gifted of the Boston painters,” and his friend John Singer Sargent wondered “if any one had a greater affection for him than I.” Nevertheless, he would have been completely forgotten were it not for the efforts of the artist R.H. Ives Gammell.

In celebration of the opening of the newly restored Winslow Homer Studio, the Portland Museum of Art will showcase the exhibition “Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine” (September 22 - December 30, 2012) the exhibition will features more than 30 major oils and watercolors painted during Homer’s tenure in the Studio (1883–1910).

Stephen Chinlund is an Episcopal priest who spent more than 40 years serving the needs of prisoners, drug addicts, and their families; but he spent almost as much time pursuing a passionate interest in drawing and painting from life. He recently wrote about that passion and its connections to his religious beliefs.