Rochefort-en-Terre, Solo Exhibition by Matt Klos at Still Life Gallery

 Event: Rochefort-en-Terre, Solo Exhibition by Matt Klos at Still Life Gallery         

     From September 10 to October 31, 2011 Still Life Gallery in Historic Ellicott City is pleased to present the works of Matt Klos in his solo exhibition, 'Rochefort-en-Terre.' The opening event will be on Saturday September 17, 2011 from 5:00- 8:00pm at Still Life with the chance to meet the artist and view his works featuring Rochefort-en-Terre, France.

     Klos spent last summer painting in the Brittany region of France as a participating artist in the Klots Residency program, awarded and facilitated by the Maryland Institute College of Art. Upon his return he had his first solo exhibition in Manhattan as winner of the Prince Street Gallery 40th Anniversary Guest Solo Show Competition. He has been the recipient of a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Arts Award, was awarded the $10,000 best in show prize at the Bethesda Painting Awards, and has recently shown work in Seoul, South Korea.

     The paintings in this exhibition, Rochefort-en-Terre, are representative of hisplein air painting, a French expression "in the open air" describing the act of painting outdoors. According to Klos, "While working along the rocky shorelines of the Brittany countryside, I sought to capture something other thanthe sheer beauty of the place. Working amidst castles, flowers, coastline, and towers was difficult, if only because everything was so very picturesque. This challenge was welcome and the residency environment was a stimulating place to try any and all ideas." Klos painted from dawn to dusk for five weeks with four other resident artists. This show will display the highlights of those works.

     Klos currently lives in Baltimore, Maryland with his wife and two sons where he splits time between his studio and his role as chair of the Visual Arts and Humanities at Anne Arundel Community College. You can find more of Matt’s work on his website www.mattklos.com, and more information about Still Life Gallery at www.stilllifegallery.net. 

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