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Fashion and still life photographer Mike Lorrig has turned his vegan convictions into art, creating a series of dramatically lit, richly detailed portraits of barnyard creatures. Printed on canvas, they are sufficiently sophisticated for a library and sweet enough to win the hearts of kids. (Hint: Even though the series includes glamour shots of roosters, a popular motif for kitchen decorating, don’t display them where you cook.)

A portion of the proceeds from sales of the photographs, which start at $200, will benefit the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.

Lorrig’s work is available at Mercado in Silver Lake. The store’s co-owner Michelle Weaver had the bright idea to add a battery operated picture light to this 32 by 43-inch portrait of a goat named Miss Ellie Mae, which sells for $800. The picture light is a great upgrade for any framed work, Weaver says.

‘When I was growing up, my dad had them on all of the paintings in the house,’ she explains. ‘They make these already majestic photos look like Old Masters.’

Mercado, 3517 W. Sunset Blvd., 323 662 2600

--David A. Keeps

Photo credit: Michelle Weaver