Bruce McMillan, watercolor painter and Shapleigh resident, will speak on Icelandic art and noted Icelandic artists at the Brick Store Museum on Wednesday, April 23, at 6 p.m.

The presentation is free and open to the public with donations accepted to support the museum and Art Guild of the Kennebunks. The Brick Store Museum is located at 117 Main St., Kennebunk.

According to a news release, McMillan will have on display original works from his collection of more than 50 Icelandic paintings and sculptures, along with Iceland art books from his collection. McMillan is a member of the Icelandic Watercolor Society.

He was part of a two-person watercolor show in Reykjavik with his Icelandic watercolor friend, Oskar Thorarensen, titled, “Reykjavik and Beyond,” in 2022. His 45 children’s books include seven set in Iceland, two of which feature paintings by Icelandic artist, Gunnella.

Their first book together was a New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the year. He has photo-illustrated and written two books published in Iceland. McMillan has been traveling to and around Iceland for over 30 years. An incoming Iceland passport control officer said when inspecting his passport, “remember me?” And he did.

McMillan graduated from Kennebunk High School and the University of Maine. After a career in publishing, producing 45 photo-illustrated children’s books, two adult humor books in the United States and two more books in Iceland, he moved on to painting watercolors for the past 12 years. Two of his watercolors are in the Brick Store Museum collection.

For more information about McMillan, visit www.theartofbruce.blogspot.com. For more information about the presentation, visit www.brickstoremuseum.org or call 207-985-4802.