"Monhegan, Maine" - Featured are paintings by Jim Loveless, Ray Wengenroth and Leslie Wengenroth as well as photographs by Jim Leach. This group of friends traces its roots to a teacher-student relationship that started at Colgate University over 40 years ago. For the past five years, retired Colgate painting professor Jim Loveless and his students Ray '69 and Leslie '74 – have gathered on Monhegan Island, Maine for a week to immerse themselves in the natural beauty of the island in order to paint. This summer Jim Leach joined the group as a photographer and documented the beauty of the island that has inspired these artists. The exhibition celebrates the connections of time and place that have been elemental in the growth of artists’ work. Edward Deci of the Monhegan Museum notes that the island is "one of the most important summer art colonies in the history of American Art."

Related Article by Jim Leach that appears in Colgate's The Scene! (link)

Image 4 Leslie Wengenroth, "Little Red Shed," with Manana in background, 5" x 5" Oil on panel, 2007