Artwork / 2016 / Matt Burton

Matt Burton of the MT Burton Gallery in Surf City painted portrait
Gwenn Seemel
Matt Burton
2016
acrylic on canvas
24 x 18 inches

It’s interesting to juxtapose this portrait of the owner of the MT Burton Gallery with these portraits of gallery owners from the beginning of my career. In 2003, the portraits were part of a strategy to be taken seriously by people who I thought might be able to make me a professional. In 2016, the point was to make a friend. You can watch the making of Matt’s portrait.