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

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.

Mark Boomershine

Smokin' Hot & Cool

Opening Reception

Friday, March 16, 2012

7 - 9 p.m.


Mark Boomershine
Vintage F1 Gang
acrylic on canvas
60 x 44 inches 
8500.

view more works by Mark Boomershine 

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.

Bananas

John Marino, Bananas, oil on panel, 10 x 10 inches, 13 x 13 inches framed

Group Exhibition

Watch Your Six
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

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