During the month of May, the Milton Public Library will host local painter Chuck Sullivan in the Wotiz Gallery.  When Mr. Sullivan painted his first still life at the age of 43, he realized that he made a terrible mistake in trying to fulfill other’s hope for his life.  In that moment, he found his place in the world and began to understand the need, the calling, and the passion to paint.  Seven years later he closed his travel business to pursue his passion for painting full time.  Chuck has a unique vision.  His paintings have an edge, a different point of view.  He brings a modern sensibility to a traditional approach.  “I think I am beginning to develop a personal style.  If I had to name it, I would call it “sensitive frottage.”  The diversity of his work reflects his curiosity.  He is as comfortable painting religious statues as he is miniature plein air studies of the Boston coastline or Irish landscapes.  His paintings are visceral: they feel real.  He can render the mood of a moment.  He sees beauty in the ordinary and the absurd.  He is always evolving in his painting and his sense of design.  He is a student of the craft and he understands it as a lifelong pursuit and that he will never be good enough.  He has shown his work at the South Street Gallery in Hingham and at the 22 Boston Street Restaurant in Dorchester.  Please come and view this lovely display during May at the library, which is located at 476 Canton Avenue, Milton, and for more information, contact Jean Hlady, Adult Services Librarian, at (617) 698-5757, x.3.