"Unveiling: Twelve Artists to Watch in 2011" will be presented by the Marin Arts Council at its downtown gallery through August 28, featuring the works of five painters, six photographers and one sculptor.

Artists featured in the exhibit are: Doraallen Davis, The Artist Hines, Julie Nunes, Rose Steiner, Francis Snyder, Mary Macey Butler, Rob Badger, Nita Winter, Mark Rollins, Janice Hughes, Robert Ankrum and Phyllis Thelen.

Mary Macey Butler

Mary Macey Butler, a native of Marin now living in San Rafael, says she is inspired by the beauty she sees in nature.  Butler uses impressionist techniques in her digital photography, to convey the intense beauty of nature.  Her work has been described as evocative, compelling and memorable. She has photographed a broad range of environments that have included the huge sand dunes of Africa's Namib Desert, the rolling hills of the Palouse in eastern Washington state, scenes in Mexican towns and villages, and northern California's wine country. Her exhibit at the gallery features a gorgeous and perfect orange poppy shot at Point Reyes, our California state flower of course, and also a beckoning vista of a Carneros vineyard.

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