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        <summary>I haven't posted here in ages. Life has zoomed by but at the moment I am doing a collection of doggy pendants. Next is on to cats.</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Lynn Durie</name>
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<content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.irishartsblog.com/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I haven't posted here in ages. Life has zoomed by but at the moment I am doing a collection of doggy pendants. Next is on to cats.<br />
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        <title>Contemporary &amp; Conceptual Photography</title>
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        <published>2011-03-25T05:33:53-07:00</published>
        <updated>2011-03-25T05:33:53-07:00</updated>
        <summary>ELLEN M MCDERMOTT - ARTIST ELLEN M McDERMOTT - ARTIST ELLEN M MCDERMOTT - ARTIST I created the above images by using Gimp which is a free image manipulation program similar to Photoshop. It's great for compositing images and creating...</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Ellen McDermott</name>
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<p><a href="http://ellen-mcdermott.blogspot.com/p/bio.html" target="_self" title="ELLEN M McDERMOTT - ARTIST">ELLEN M MCDERMOTT - ARTIST</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://eyemind.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f00625288340147e3748c0f970b-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Decisions 500" border="0" class="asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54f00625288340147e3748c0f970b image-full" src="http://eyemind.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f00625288340147e3748c0f970b-800wi" title="Decisions 500" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://ellen-mcdermott.blogspot.com/p/bio.html" target="_self">ELLEN M McDERMOTT - ARTIST</a></p>
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<p><br /> <a href="http://eyemind.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f0062528834014e6019cc8b970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="5404439806_3b7288a486" border="0" class="asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54f0062528834014e6019cc8b970c image-full" src="http://eyemind.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f0062528834014e6019cc8b970c-800wi" title="5404439806_3b7288a486" /></a> <br /><a href="http://ellen-mcdermott.blogspot.com/p/bio.html" target="_self">ELLEN M MCDERMOTT - ARTIST</a></p>
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<p>I created the above images by using  <a href="http://www.gimp.org/" target="_self" title="Gimp">Gimp</a> which is a free image manipulation program similar to Photoshop.   It's  great for compositing images and creating Photographic Art.  I've been using it for about 4 years now and have to admit I'm a little addicted at this stage. </p>
<p>If you like these you might like check out some more of my Photographic Art/Portraiture <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22243937@N00/sets/72157623381334451/show/" target="_self">here</a>. </p><xhtml:img xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IrishArtsBlog/~4/mscApFxRh6Q" height="1" width="1" /></div></content>



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        <title>Inspirational Art Calendar</title>
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        <published>2010-12-30T05:04:27-08:00</published>
        <updated>2010-12-30T05:04:27-08:00</updated>
        <summary>Inspirational Art Calendar 2011 for Sale, Now! This calendar will inspire you every month of the year. Each picture was created for you, so you could find your own story and insights. While there are a few lines describing the...</summary>
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            <name>Ed Parkinson</name>
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<content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.irishartsblog.com/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><strong>Inspirational Art Calendar 2011 for </strong><strong>Sale</strong><strong>, Now!</strong></p>
<p>This calendar will inspire you every month of the year. Each picture was created for you, so you could find your own story and insights. While there are a few lines describing the thinking behind the picture, the reason it was created is to allow you explore your inner imaginative worlds. The pictures are a starting point to help you explore the worlds within your imagination. The details of the pictures act as catalysts and open doors so you can discover new vistas which you can explore at your leisure.</p>
<p>Each month has a large image which you can study and discover the small details which give hints to lead you to find your own individual story for each picture.</p>
<p>It is A3 size with a picture for each month by award winning artist Ed Parkinson. If you’d like to buy one just click this button.</p>
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<p>It’s an ideal gift for you or the spiritually aware person in your life.</p>
<p>There are only 100 of the calendars printed, so if you’d like one, don’t delay. Order now to make sure you get yours. They are only €15 each, including postage and packing. They will sell out quickly. Click this button to order your calendar now.</p>
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<p>This video shows all of the pages in the calendar.</p>
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        <title>Carna, West of Ireland</title>
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        <published>2010-08-31T06:45:23-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-08-31T06:45:23-07:00</updated>
        <summary>The bus carrying the last of the renters and students is slowly pulling out of the village. Even the seagulls seem thrilled. Not to mention the neighbour Smiths (originally from Southhampton) in the house next door. One of those magical...</summary>
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            <name>Mairead deblaca</name>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">The bus carrying the last of the renters and students is slowly pulling out of the village. </font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Even the seagulls seem thrilled.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Not to mention the neighbour Smiths (originally from Southhampton) in the house next door.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">One of those magical autumn weekends when you have the area all to yourself.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">I’m standing by the back door, at sunset, having a conversation with you about the beauty of the failing flowers. </font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">You ask, ‘are all yellow flowers your favourite?’</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">I laugh and say ‘no silly, not all yellow ones!’</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">‘Just this one?’ </font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">“How did you guess?”</font></p>
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        <title>hanging birds</title>
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        <published>2010-05-31T08:07:24-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-05-31T08:07:24-07:00</updated>
        <summary>I have been doing these recently. They are fun to do and I love choosing the stars/crystals that hang on the end. I call them Lucky bird hanging charms and I hang them around the house.</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Cliodhna Quinlan</name>
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&lt;a style="display: inline;" href="http://eyemind.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f00625288340134828a1f1f970c-pi"&gt;&lt;img  class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54f00625288340134828a1f1f970c " alt="textile art by cliodhna" title="Hanging bird blue 6 small" src="http://eyemind.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f00625288340134828a1f1f970c-800wi" border="0"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;I have been doing these recently. They are fun to do and I love choosing the stars/crystals that hang on the end. I call them Lucky bird hanging charms and I hang them around the house.&lt;/div&gt;
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        <title>Film Fanatic Cufflinks</title>
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        <published>2010-04-05T14:03:42-07:00</published>
        <updated>2010-04-05T14:03:42-07:00</updated>
        <summary>These little movie reels were made for a cinema owner. I was really looking forward to doing these as the subject matter has tonnes and tonnes to generate ideas. I finally settled on the first idea (as usual!!) and created...</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Lynn Durie</name>
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<content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.irishartsblog.com/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><a href="http://eyemind.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f006252883401347faad0f9970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="4" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54f006252883401347faad0f9970c " src="http://eyemind.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f006252883401347faad0f9970c-500wi" /></a> <br /> These little movie reels were made for a cinema owner. I was really looking forward to doing these as the subject matter has tonnes and tonnes to generate ideas. I finally settled on the first idea (as usual!!) and created these mini-3D reels. They're set into a silver dome and set against a black resin background. </p><xhtml:img xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IrishArtsBlog/~4/As_8at5c6_w" height="1" width="1" /></div></content>



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        <title>Magical Nature</title>
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        <published>2010-02-22T15:01:04-08:00</published>
        <updated>2010-02-22T15:09:23-08:00</updated>
        <summary>by Cristina Colli Lately I have been experimenting with digital macro photography. I did a series of composites inspired by mosaic techniques, using my own photos as tesserae. I am very pleased to say that "Magical Nature", a composite created...</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Cristina Colli</name>
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Lately I have been experimenting with
digital macro photography. I did a series of composites&amp;#0160;
inspired by mosaic techniques, using my own photos as tesserae.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;I am very pleased to say that &amp;quot;Magical Nature&amp;quot;, a composite created with&amp;#0160; photos taken mostly at the &lt;a href="http://www.botanicgardens.ie/" target="_blank"&gt;National Botanic Gardens&lt;/a&gt;, has been selected by artist &lt;a href="http://http://www.brithammer.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Brit Hammer&lt;/a&gt; and published in her
new book “&lt;a href="http://www.brithammer.com/breakout/" target="_blank"&gt;Break Out! Your Pathway to success&lt;/a&gt;”.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;The book, aimed at visual artists &lt;span&gt;&amp;#0160;&lt;/span&gt;who want to create a successful art business,
is packed with full-page images of beautiful art. It is available at &lt;a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1180968" target="_blank"&gt;blurb.com&lt;/a&gt; and
at &lt;a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/brithammer" target="_blank"&gt;e-junkie.com&lt;/a&gt; (e-book format).&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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    <entry>
        <title>Fine Art Portraiture</title>
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        <published>2010-02-21T08:47:05-08:00</published>
        <updated>2010-02-21T08:47:05-08:00</updated>
        <summary>Ellen M McDermott This phototograph is one of my favourites from my collection of alternative portraits which I've been working on this past year. I love the candy colours and the innocence of the girl and yes that is an...</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Ellen McDermott</name>
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<content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.irishartsblog.com/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><a href="http://eyemind.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f006252883401310f25bde1970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Girl with Balloon" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54f006252883401310f25bde1970c image-full " src="http://eyemind.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f006252883401310f25bde1970c-800wi" title="Girl with Balloon" /></a> <br /> <a href="http://ellenmcdermott.blogspot.com">Ellen M McDermott</a></p><p>This phototograph is one of my favourites from my collection of alternative portraits which I've been working on this past year. I love the candy colours and the innocence of the girl and yes that is an Orla Kiely Tea Caddy under her arm.  Us Irish have to stick together.</p><p>I'm in the process of putting together a website to showcase the portraits in between working on commissions both in portraiture and oil painting and I'll post the website address when it's up and running if I'm still up and running myself!</p><xhtml:img xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IrishArtsBlog/~4/9-33o28FxIs" height="1" width="1" /></div></content>



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        <title>Golf Cufflinks</title>
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        <published>2009-11-30T12:05:22-08:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-30T12:06:44-08:00</updated>
        <summary>These are sets of cufflinks that I designed with golfers in mind. Any colour resin could be used to fill in the silhouettes and I would love to have the oppurtunity to use different colours with silhouette designs like these,...</summary>
        <author>
            <name>Lynn Durie</name>
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<content type="xhtml" xml:lang="en-US" xml:base="http://www.irishartsblog.com/"><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://eyemind.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f0062528834012875f3044f970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Cuff_puthunk" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54f0062528834012875f3044f970c " src="http://eyemind.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f0062528834012875f3044f970c-500wi" /></a> <br /> </span>These are sets of cufflinks that I designed with golfers in mind. Any colour resin could be used to fill in the silhouettes and I would love to have the oppurtunity to use different colours with silhouette designs like these, but the 'black' just looks so darn effective contrasting with the silver that everyone opts for the black! I've started using this brushed matt finished a lot as I reallly love the contemporary look.</p><p><a href="http://eyemind.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f00625288340120a6f0d870970b-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Cuff_leanflag" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54f00625288340120a6f0d870970b " src="http://eyemind.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54f00625288340120a6f0d870970b-500wi" /></a> </p><xhtml:img xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/IrishArtsBlog/~4/2qysok9kIpQ" height="1" width="1" /></div></content>



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    <entry>
        <title>November Art Giveaway</title>
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        <published>2009-11-01T03:38:36-08:00</published>
        <updated>2009-11-01T03:38:36-08:00</updated>
        <summary>Win a Limited Edition Giclee Print of "ESPRESSO" by Artist Emma Barone worth € 55 Click this link to enter Espresso Print Limited Edition of 40 signed &amp; numbered by the artist. Printed Image Size: 25 x 25 cm Paper...</summary>
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            <name>Emma Barone</name>
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