Recent photos around town

St. Anthony Parkway Abstract

©2008 lisa m. marek / fat cat art studio

Street Musicians

North Metro Mississippi Regional Park

Portrait of the Artist

Kitty Cat Club, Dinkytown USA - MPLS, MN

Dinkytown, Minneapolis, MN

March 26, 2008

Train on bridge over North Minneapolis

Camden Bridge Abstracts - Minneapolis

An abstract of the Camden Bridge in Mpls - based on a photo taken this afternoon.

A graphic, somewhat retro look - maybe make an interesting postcard or poster.

Having a little fun in photoshop with an abstract of water droplets that are starting to form inverted icicles on the ground as it drips off of the bridge overhead.

Water running off the downspout from the bridge. I thought this was a neat effect.

©2008   •   lisa m. marek

Minnesota Welcomes Spring!

Spring Flowers   •   lisa m. marek ©2008 

The first day of spring came and so has the snow. It has been falling all day!

Fat Cat Art Studio Photography Show at Luna Blu Coffee in Rogers, MN

More inside shots at Orion.... Spring Fling is this Week!

Come Visit Orion Wellness Center in Rogers, MN

Relaxing music soothes your tension away as you enter the Orion Wellness Center. The space is painted in soothing colors and provides comfortable seating and places for everyday work out classes. It also offers a variety of ways to come away from our hectic schedules.

Choose from Massage, Chiropractic, Yoga, Ener-Chi Therapy, Energy Work and more. 

Come find your passion – 

and experience Orion.

Orion Wellness Center Spring Fling features Fat Cat Art Studio Photography

The big event is this week! 

See information below for specific dates, times & location

or go to www.orionwellnesscenter.com.

The reward is a job well done

Pulling everything together has been an somewhat tedious process, testing frames and layouts to make the presentations work for the space they are assigned. Also want to keep the space and flow in mind as the energy of a wellness center is important, and if something doesn't "work" together it will not create a peaceful atmosphere.

I hope that my efforts will have been worth it and after tomorrow afternoon the owners at Orion Wellness Center will be pleased and eager for their big event with fresh and original artwork hanging on their walls to invigorate spirits.

I am also brining along another set of photographs that will be hung in a neighboring coffee shop in Rogers - Luna Blu Coffee Shop. 

Below you can see sets of my photo note cards that will be for sale and a couple of the butterfly prints that will be hanging on the "Gathering Wall" at Orion.

Hard at work! Frames Everywhere....

Oh, the mess of it all..... it's not all just pretty pictures.

The rejected frames. (yes, all of them.)

one actually had a double mat that was glued crooked! HELP.

Looking pretty good now - some of the prints to be featured at Orion.

Lake Superior Cairn, Cascade Falls, Michigan Rocks

Manypenny Trail, MI - Tom Marek ©2005, Michigan Rocks - Lisa Marek ©2005

Springtime at Como Conservatory ©2005, St. Francis ©2005

Watch for photos to come showing the photos hung in the space they will be shown.... 

Ode to St. Patty's Day: Cabbage

As I am in the midst of preparing to go hang the show up in Rogers, MN tomorrow - I took a short break between framing and client calls to shoot this cabbage I couldn't resist at the store. It's called a "Savoy" Cabbage and it has very ruffly leaves, that when cooked are very light and airy, unlike the heavy, thick leaves of a standard cabbage. I was having fun with the lighting and water in the mid-afternoon and tested out the Amber Dome of the Gary Fong Light Sphere to try to add in some warmth (bottom photos). The corned beef and cabbage turned out perfect!

Photos coming soon of show prep.... frames, double thick and single mats, black frames, gold frames, 16x20, 8x10... OH, MY! So many things to do.

At work in the studio

I had a special request for this photo to be framed in a set of 9 frames. I took this photo towards the end of summer over at the Como Conservatory in St. Paul, MN. This will be hung in the office of a massage therapist in the Twin Cities. I am always thrilled when someone wants to hang a piece of my art photography in their living or work environment. It is a great compliment to me. I am also grateful for the referral for this commissioned work. This is how I continue to do what I love to do, so thanks, Cathy for the referral. I hope that there will be others out there who see my work and will want to order something for themselves as well. 

I am currently working on framing and matting two shows to be hung later this week, so after starting to put together frames, I discovered that some mats did not fit in the odd sized frames I tried to get by on the cheap with, so alas, I will have to go back out the store tomorrow and buy another round of frames to complete the job. The first show to be hung, will be at the Orion Wellness Center in Rogers, MN - which you will see the details below. I went in and met with the owners not too long ago and we walked around the space and chose images that suited their suites and I have been busy getting the works prepared to hang for their big event on Thursday. I will post the progress as it comes, probably more tomorrow. The rock series is almost put together and the large piece is 20" x 30." It is a cairn of rocks I found on a bay of Lake Superior late in the day while shooting up beyond Grand Marais this past Fall season. (I think it turned out awesome, especially on the wonderful photo paper and finish that I selected.) I have recently started using a local vendor (whcc) and am very happy with the results. Everything looks extremely professional.

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