Dennis Morton has been painting since 1972, first in New England, where he studied art in college and then in Hawaiʻi. In 1974, Morton took an apprenticeship with Richard Whitney, an internationally recognized portrait artist. His apprenticeship and association with Whitney lasted 10 years. While developing his skills as a portrait artist, Morton devoted equal time to exploring the possibilities of landscape painting. He now focuses mostly on landscapes, although he still accepts portrait commissions. He defines his style as "Visual Impressionism", a combination of classical drawing with impressionistic colors. Most of the time, Dennis paints out of doors. "You have to struggle sometimes to find the right spot," he says, "but the place often carries the whole painting." Mortonʻs paintings have been exhibited in a series of one man shows in New England. Articles about his work have appeared in the Boston Globe and the International Magazine, "The world and I." In 1988, Morton was honored at the New Hampshire State House where twenty of his paintings were exhibited. Then Governor John Sununu formally recognized the value of his paintings and the State purchased six of the larger paintings. Landscape painting of Hawaiʻi can be found in the Corporate Headquarters of Bank of America, Bank of Hawaii and First Hawaiian Bank. Others are at the Courtyards at Punahou, Castle Medical Center in Kailua and in many private collections in Hawaiʻi. Puʻu Ohulehule, one of a group of landscapes of Kaʻaʻawa Valley painted by Morton, has been released as a limited edition serigraph. The original is owned by John Morgan. Mortonʻs Waimea Horses, one of a series of twelve Mauna Kea landscapes, won first place for the Palette Award of the Hawaiian Association of Artists. A mural, Our Healing Environment, commissioned by Castle Medical Center, was unveiled in 1993. Dennis divides his time between New England and Hawaiʻi, with the majority of the year spend in Hawaiʻi. He is currently working on Kauai with plans to also work on Maui in the future, as well as continuing his work on Oʻahu and the Big Island. https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2019-11-01/behind-a-stolen-painting-an-artist-with-a-remarkable-life-story