Tom Dunlay scarcely needs an introduction to the Boston public, for his pictures of Boston scenes are familiar from reproduction and indeed have shaped the very way we "see" certain sections of the city. Boston is especially fortunate to have such a painter today, since her greatest artists have been interested in urban views. Dunlay was born in Weymouth Massachusetts , on June 2, 1951. He was introduced to painting at an early age by his father, an amateur practitioner, and then studied with something less than satisfaction , at the Massachusetts College of Art - a not untypical reaction from a serious student of painting to the modern art school curriculum, from which all traditional discipline and technique had evaporated. Then followed a search for sound traditional training, which eventually led him to study with Robert Douglas Hunter in Boston and Provincetown and then to the atelier of Hunter's own teacher, R H Ives Gammell. Dunlay studied with Gammell at the Fenway Studios on Ipswich Street and in the summers at Williamstown from 1973 - 1979. From Gammell, Dunlay absorbed the Boston School tradition in painting, as Gammell had in his turn acquired it in his studies at the Boston Museum School before World War I under such men as Joseph DeCamp, Frank Benson and Philip Hale, and in his continued private study later with William Paxton.

Best known for his city views, Dunlay's career has focused on portraits, landscape and figure work out of doors. A recipient of two Elizabeth T Greenshields Memorial Foundation grants, his other awards are to numerous to mention. His paintings are included in many public and private collections all over the world including the New Britain Museum of Art. Dunlay served as president of the Guild of Boston Artists from 1997 - 2002, in addition, he teaches painting privately, by way of continuing the Gammell tradition.

Daniel Whiteknact was raised in East Boston. After graduating Dom Savio High School, he went on to study at the Massachusetts College of Art. From there, Daniel spent many years pursuing his other great passions, music and playing the guitar. He spent many years creating original music and performing throughout New York City and New England, but the desire to learn to paint continued, so he enrolled at the ARA Boston. After a time there, he was introduced to Thomas R. Dunlay and his teaching.

It was then that he realized he had found what he was looking for: someone to teach him how to see and paint nature truthfully. This fortuitous meeting enabled Daniel to acquire firsthand knowledge of how the great Boston School Painters, Frank Benson, Edmond Tarbell, William Paxton, and Dunlay’s own teacher, R. H. Ives Gammell, created their art. “It is truly an honor to be part of this great Boston tradition and I look forward to doing what I can to pass it on.”

A real Vermonter raised on the Canadian border in Newport, VT. Dave served in the U.S. Air Force as an illustrator in Southern California. After earning an associate degree on the West Coast, he moved back east to Boston to attend art school then got into the advertising game for a couple years. Realizing that this dream job was all about untruths and exaggerations, Dave had to save his soul and do something honest and truthful. As Dave says, “I decided to be the artist that I am and earn my way honestly.” He started custom framing on Beacon Hill 37 years ago and hasn’t looked back. “I had the patience to put my painting on a back burner to build a fine family and a quality business. Now studying with Thomas R. Dunlay, I am pursuing truth in my painting as well”, says Dave.