Reception On Habersham • Friday, May 13, 2011 • 7 - 9 p.m.
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Matre Gallery Exhibition At The Bank Of America Plaza
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Follow Matre Gallery's Move To Miami Circle In Pictures
Follow Matre Gallery's move to 650 Miami Circle and the "reconstruction" of the main gallery space in pictures here.
The gallery is open for business in Suite 2, and look for the grand opening reception in June 2011 when the build-out on Suite 1 is complete.
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Open House On Miami Circle
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NEW ARRIVALS FROM STEVE PENLEY
Steve Penley
Jackie
acrylic on canvas
48 x 72 inches
Steve Penley
JFK
acrylic on canvas
48 x 72 inches
Steve Penley
FDR
acrylic on canvas
48 x 72 inches
Steve Penley
Mark Twain
acrylic & resin on canvas
48 x 72 inches
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Video: Douglas Schneider | Touching The Face Of God
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Paper • Opening Friday, July 15, 2011, 7 - 9 p.m.
We hope you'll join us for this group exhibition featuring works on paper by ten gallery artists. This will be the first Friday night opening on Miami Circle and will be a great opportunity to see our new gallery space in person.
Steve Penley
Thomas Jefferson
charcoal on paper
18 x 21 inches framed
July 15 - August 8, 2011
Opening Reception • Friday, July 15, 2011 • 7 - 9 p.m.
Marilyn Borglum • Jonathan Fenske • Ruth Franklin • Susan Grossman
Robert Matre • Steve Penley • Rachel Phillips • Cedric Smith
Lu Steed • Christian Bradley West
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Installation Photos of "Paper"
view more installation photos from Paper, continuing through August 8, 2011.
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Video: Rachel Phillips Transfer Print Process
A short demonstration of the wet transfer process San Francisco artist Rachel Phillips uses to print her photographs on to vintage envelopes and postcards from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Rachel's work is included in Paper, continuing through August 8, 2011.
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Video: Steve Penley on Dateline NBC
Steve Penley's painting of Ronald Reagan in the office of Congressman and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of California was featured prominently on the Dateline NBC program, which originally aired on July 31, 2011.
The painting first appears at the 1:15 mark.
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A Change In Focus
Since 1995, Matre Gallery has defined my professional career. Since 2003, photography has defined my artistic career. “Full-time gallery owner, part-time photographer”, that’s the role I’ve played in recent years.
But as my photography career has continued to evolve, it has become my most rewarding endeavor. So while the process has been taking shape for some time, it’s time to announce a strategic change.
Matre Gallery will now become a venue for the exhibition and sale of my photography. I will still show and sell works by other artists and host openings and exhibitions, but the primary focus will be on my own work.
“Full-time photographer, part-time gallery owner”. Now it’s official.
-Robert Matre
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Watch Your Six
Group Exhibition
Open House
Sunday, February 26, 2012
1 - 5 p.m.
Mark Boomershine • Marilyn Borglum • Jane Filer
James P. Garrett • Robert Matre • Cedric Smith
Mark Boomershine, Vintage F1 Gang, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 44 inches
Preview select works from Mark Boomershine's upcoming solo show.
Smokin' Hot & Cool opens on Friday, March 16, 2012, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Marilyn Borglum, White Horse, acrylic on canvas, 72 x 72 inches
Jane Filer, Resting in the Pasture, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 42 inches
James P. Garrett, Birch Forest 37, venetian plaster on panel, 30 x 22 inches
Robert Matre, Fresh Air #2, Show + Tell Series, 10x10 /18x18 inches framed
Cedric Smith, Jesse, acrylic & mixed media on canvas, 18 x 24 inches
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Bananas
John Marino, Bananas, oil on panel, 10 x 10 inches, 13 x 13 inches framed
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Happy Presidents Day
Steve Penley, George Washington
Robert Matre, Lincoln Memorial, Recent History Series
Mark Boomershine, Ronald Reagan
Please join us for the opening of Mark Boomershine's Smokin' Hot & Cool
on Friday, March 16, 2012, from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Vincent Laforet, Barack Obama
This image appeared as a two-page spread in Time Magazine's issue covering the 2008 Inauguration of Barack Obama.
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Mark Boomershine
Smokin' Hot & Cool
Opening Reception
Friday, March 16, 2012
7 - 9 p.m.
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Mark Boomershine
Vintage F1 Gang
acrylic on canvas
60 x 44 inches
8500.
view more works by Mark Boomershine
Mark Boomershine
Vintage F1 Gang
acrylic on canvas
60 x 44 inches
8500.
view more works by Mark Boomershine
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Six Degrees
Sometimes clicking the shutter is merely the beginning of the photographic process. Here are six variations of a recent image of my son Jett. 
1. Color version cropped to portrait format.
2. Processed in black & white and then given a slight sepia tone.
3. Processed in the style of my Recent History series.
4. Cropped square and processed in the style of my Show & Tell series.
5. I printed the Show & Tell version and adhered it to a wood panel with gel medium. I then painted the photograph with acrylic and applied a heavy varnish of gloss medium. This is what it looked like right after pouring on the gloss medium, complete with air bubbles. This step requires a certain amount of courage and confidence in the process.
6. I scraped away much of the gloss medium just prior to its drying fully, which gave the surface an imperfect texture and gave the final piece an edgy quality. This was a risky moved but it paid off. It's interesting that the camera picks up some yellow tones that aren't as visible to the eye. The piece is 10 x 10 inches, and sits proudly atop a chest of drawers in our living room.
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Tee-Off
My photos are featured in the brochure for The Univeristy of Georgia Tee-Off Club, which funds the Men's Golf team. The $5000 Ace donation level includes one of my framed photographs among other perks, as seen above. Donations start at the $100 Par Level.
• click here for more information on joining The Tee-Off Club
• visit the Bulldog Golf Blog
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Marilyn Borglum
This monumental new horse painting arrived today from Marilyn Borglum for the Watch Your Six show opening Sunday afternoon from 1 - 5 p.m.
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Exhibition Preview
Works on view by James Garrett, Marilyn Borglum and Jane Filer, featured in Watch Your Six.
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Boomershine Opening
Mark Boomershine
Smokin' Hot & Cool
Please Join Us For The Opening Reception
Friday, March 16, 2012
7 - 9 p.m.
Mark Boomershine was born in Atlanta in 1971. Educated at the University of Alabama (1995), Boomershine studied both Business Management as well as Fine Art. The use of both left and right brain led the artist to explore all things graphic. Boomershine has traveled the world exploring vast cultures and how they represent themselves artistically. He gravitated toward the power of the pop art movement and uses simplistic images offset by meaningful words about the artist's subject. The result brings to life both the imagery and insight in the individual being painted. Through his techniques, motivated by the palette and provocation of pop art, the viewer is able to experience a total immersion in the multidimensional quality of each subject.
preview works from Mark Boomershine's Smokin' Hot & Cool
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