October 2009 / Shell Sherree

Francophile Friday Fleurish: Fleurs de Katie

30.10.09

ink & watercolour illustration on cotton paper, 10" x 7" [25 x 17.5cm] No matter which flower's your favourite, there's bound to be a posy here with your name on it. Dear Katie {well known to many visitors here} has just returned home from holidaying in Paris, Morocco...

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Brisbane's Louvre Affair

27.10.09

Since when did the Louvre have a palm tree out the front? Don't worry, Paris as you know her has not turned on her head. Nor has someone cheekily transplanted leftover palms from this year's Paris Plage or made off with specimens from the Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil. Au contraire,...

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Venerdi in Venice: Awash with Alexa

23.10.09

I have a load of washing on. I wonder if I can arrange it to look like this by the time I'm finished with it! Me-thinks I would need a knight in shining wash-and-wear armour to help me hang it. Or something tall, dark and handsome on a cherry picker. This illustration is based...

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Eau de Virginia et Violette

20.10.09

Paris and perfume are as inextricably woven together as Paris and romance. And if you're wafting along the perfume trail in le Marais, you'll happen upon this delicate parfumerie. And if your sensitive nose detects notes of violet nearby, you might be following Virginia. Thanks,...

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Francophile Friday: A Love Stohrer

16.10.09

Is it a coincidence that Paris, pâtisserie and pining all start with the letter P? I think not. Blame it on Katie. She's in Paris right now {sigh}. And Katie's been going on and on about all kinds of pastries, especially those from Stohrer. Oh, my. As a result of...

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What's It All About, Amalfi?

13.10.09

I feel it's high time we had another coastal daydream. I drew this from an old page torn from a magazine years ago and it was somewhere along the Amalfi coast. Purrrrrrr. When I just had a poke around online, I fell upon these luxury retreats, where you can be guided "through the...

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Friday Francophile Fleurish: Delphiniums du Jour

9.10.09

7" x 9.5" {18 x 24cm} ink and watercolour on French cotton paper Some flower names translate fetchingly to girls' names. Rose. Daisy. Violet. Others are a tad more quirky. Agapanthus. Crocus. Delphinium. Mind you, delphinium could easily be shortened to Finie, one...

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Pink Acres is the Place to Be

6.10.09

Have you noticed how everything turns pink in October in support of Breast Cancer Month? {I dearly wish it was called Healthy Breasts Month to help us focus on the positives, but it's a vitally important cause no matter what the name is.} And just when you thought you'd seen...

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Venerdi in Venice: Canal Living

2.10.09

I'm not sure what angle I was leaning on when taking the photo inspiration for this illustration, but it was an odd one. I wish I could attribute it to Hugh Jackman negotiating some turbulence in the canal while steering our gondola but in real life, I can't do that. What? This...

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