tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32889683350493153822011-07-08T00:03:01.049-05:00Mary Lanigan Russohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09198341610319141519noreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3288968335049315382.post-51313142614540745222010-02-04T12:34:00.006-06:002010-02-04T12:47:55.476-06:00

Elizabeth and I did a photo shoot for our friend, Kristin, who was a beautiful pregnant person!Last month, I took this picture of her with her two-month old baby, Campbell!

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The winner of the fine art, giclee print of "Celtic Knots" is "Carapace." Congratulations, Cara! As soon as I have your mailing address, your print will be on its way to you. (Look for an e-mail from mlrphotos @ mac.com)Thank you to everyone who participated in the giveaway!

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"Celtic Knots"The Stone Soup Challenge is hosting another giveaway for the month of June - and the guest host is me! As many of you know, The Stone Soup Challenge is a grassroots movement, started by Laura Bray, as a way for artists & crafters to help one another during these difficult economic times. To gain exposure to the movement, and so that we can help the most people, The Stone Soup

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The winner of the "Tea Time" note cards is Laura.  Thank you for participating, Laura!

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I  have enjoyed - and benefitted from - many on-line offers lately, and have decided to jump on the "free stuff" bandwagon.  (We all know that these offers are shameless marketing ploys to drive more traffic to one's store or web site - but, it's a win-win ploy!)  On Wednesday, May 27, (let's say around 1:00p.m. Central Time - give or take a half hour or so) I will draw one name to receive a set

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The CelebrityFollow Your BlissBreak AwayMy mother received a gorgeous bouquet of flowers from my brother on Friday, in celebration of Mother's Day, of course.  Today, I noticed a few blue petals had fallen off some of the more delicate flowers in the bunch.  I left them around the vase, because they looked so pretty there.I decided to take a few out-of-focus photos through my kitchen window to

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"My Kind of Town"This is a view of Chicago taken from the vantage point of the Adler Planetarium.  It was late summer, all the boats were moored along the lakefront, and I was lucky enough to have a lovely, big-puffy-clouds kind of day.The photo was taken with my Nikon N80, using trusty old Tri-X film, and I originally printed it in my darkroom.  My darkroom is now defunct, but I am still

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I received my photo on canvas from Hughe Parker and I think it looks fabulous!  The image began as a digital image, which I played with for a very long time in Photoshop.  I started by trying to manipulate the image the way I used to manipulate Polaroids.  I ended up doing much more to it by highlighting the edges and using my Wacom tablet to paint the tulips.  The canvas was gallery wrapped, and

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My 83-year-old mother has been crocheting afghans for at least 40 years.  She has made one for nearly every baby born into our immense family.  (We're Irish - hence, the immenseness!)   Last year, my mother experienced a mild stroke.  She is almost 100% recovered, and she has started to crochet again.  It isn't easy for her, because she has the usual problems associated with age - her eyes are

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I have added some items to my Etsy shop, including the five Irish Blessings greeting cards.  These are actually fine art cards that can either be shared or framed.  Each card has a line from the traditional Irish blessing, "May the Road Rise to Meet You."  You can see them here.All of the photographs for these cards were taken by me in Ireland.  I can't wait to go back!

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I was inspired by last week's visit to the Garfield Park Conservatory, where their Spring flower show was in full bloom.  I was not, however, inspired by the photographs I took, which looked very much like touristy snapshots.  So I decided to make some art.I began with a photo of the sky, which I took some time ago, and added some leaves from the Conservatory shoot.  I decided to make the whole

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After reading Marcella Kligman's blog page regarding the app ColorSplash, I was inspired to have a go at a similar app, ColorCanvas Basic (which is a free app).  ColorCanvas Basic works a little differently than ColorSplash.  You begin with a black and white picture, and paint the color back in.  You can zoom in on the part you want to paint - which is a good thing, because the human finger is

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Today is very gloomy, lots of clouds, and rain threatening but never quite reaching the ground. The view out the window changes every few minutes, and when I saw some big, puffy clouds, I grabbed my camera and took several bracketed shots. I started at -2EV and ended with +3EV. This was going to be my first try at composing an HDR photograph.Here is the "normal" auto-exposed photo, which I

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Photo:  Ballyvaughan Flowerscopyright Mary Lanigan RussoThis is the final week of the exhibit, "In the Deep Heart's Core: Ireland by Chicago Artists."  There is some great art work on the walls of the Beverly Arts Center, at 111th and Western Ave.  Don't miss it!

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Photo:  "Galway Reflection"copyright Mary Lanigan RussoI have just opened a shop on Etsy, a web site that is designed for artists and crafters to sell their wares.  Please stop by and visit.  My shop has giclee prints and cards, as well as my "Tea Time" note cards.  I will continue to add to the shop, so visit often!  Just click here.

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My first foray into the world of manipulated Polaroids (a few years ago) resulted in this image, "Spider Tea."  I loved it so much, I scanned it and had it printed as a 24"x24" canvas.  The process of manipulating the soft emulsion of Polaroid film as it develops, and before it hardens, was fascinating.  I discovered the joy of creating an image that looked almost like a painting, but began as a

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Photo:  "Inisheer"copyright Mary Lanigan RussoYesterday, Rick and I met Alice McMahon White at the Beverly Arts Center.  We hung 24 of my Irish images for the upcoming exhibit, "In the Deep Heart's Core: Ireland by Chicago Artists."  Although the exhibit officially opens on Friday, February 27, most of the art work is already hanging throughout the public spaces of the BAC.  In addition to my own

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I made my second Stone Soup Challenge purchase and received it yesterday.  A beautiful little bowl that I will put to good use.  Actually, just looking at it makes me feel good.If you are an artist/crafter, you should really join the Stone Soup Challenge.  Artists supporting artists - always a good thing!

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Photo:  "Show Me the Way"copyright Mary Lanigan RussoOn February 27, a new exhibit - "In the Deep Heart's Core: Ireland by Chicago Artists" - opens at the Beverly Arts Center.  I have been invited to participate in this show, which is being curated by Alice McMahon White. The Beverly Arts Center is located at 2407 W. 111th Street, Chicago.  The show will run through March 28.  Hope to see you

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What have you purchased from the Stone Soup Challenge?  I bought this sweet little journal from Robyn's Art.  It is the perfect size of 4x6" and will fit nicely in my purse.  Wherever I am, when I get the urge to sketch or write, this little journal will be ready for me.  Thank you, Robyn!  I love it!

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Here is the newest addition in the "Tea Time" series - "Kitchen Tea."  It is a manipulated Polaroid image of my former kitchen.  My Aga cooker is boiling the water in the kettle, while the tea pot warms on the side.  The Aga now resides in my brother and sister-in-law's kitchen, and I have visiting rights!  Besides being available as a fine art image, this is also included in the "Tea Time"

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Please read this blog, from Laura Bray, regarding the Stone Soup Challenge.  It's a grassroots movement, artists supporting each other, which can only lead to better times ahead, right?  Join the movement! 

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I love the Photomerge feature in Photoshop! I took several photos of the lakefront last week, when it was 17 degrees below zero and the lake was steaming in the freezing air. (I did not go outside - this is the view from my apartment!) Using Photoshop, I stitched several images together to make this panoramic view. I started with five images, applied Photomerge, then cropped it, using

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A new year, a new beginning. I am reorganizing my web site to reflect lower prices and additional products. This may take a while!Archival, giclee prints will be available in limited, as well as non-limited, editions.  I will also be offering less-expensive prints of non-limited edition images. These prints will be produced by a professional photo lab, but they will not be giclee prints (which

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