November 2009 / Shell Sherree

Friday Fleurish: A Lush of Peonies

27.11.09

pencil & watercolour illustration on cotton paper, 6.5' x 7.25" [16.5 x 18.5 cm] Flowers always bring out the gratitude in me. And right now, it's peony season, so I'm especially grateful. Symbolic of prosperity and derring-do, peonies were also said to conceal mischievous nymphs...

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The Legend of the Lamington

24.11.09

Much speculation surrounds the origins of the humble Lamington. The story I love most involves a Frenchman. {Of course.} Yes, just as we've observed in the past, the French find their way into the most surprising and seemingly innocuous of things, including a sweet treat that's...

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Venerdi in Venice: Shutterbug Alexa

20.11.09

ink & watercolour illustration on cotton paper, 6.5" x 8.5" [16.5 x 21.5cm] I'm not the daring kind, but if I was going to invest in an enterprise in Venice, a shutter business would be high on my list. Along with water {lots of water}, crumbling stucco and geranium-filled window boxes,...

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Stumping the Heat with a Queenslander

17.11.09

Here in Queensland, we like to keep it simple. We spend so much time in summer glowing, perspiring or sweating {depending on whether you're a woman, man or horse} that we don't waste energy coming up with fancy architectural terms to confuse matters. For instance, the iconic style of...

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Francophile Friday Fleurish: Eiffel Flower Trifles

13.11.09

A shockingly long time ago {seven weeks if we're counting}, I mentioned our Brisbane miniature of the Eiffel Tower at Park Road, Milton, and sort of promised {ok, actually promised} to a certain lovely Eiffel Tower-obsessive in the comments section that I'd show it to you. I was even so...

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Sweetening Up Louis

10.11.09

It's been a while since I made a thinly veiled attempt to inspire a luxury brand into showering me with beautiful free fripperies out of gratitude for illustrating one of their objets de lust. {Even a light sprinkle or dusting would be quite all right.} Today, it's Parisian Louis Vuitton's...

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Venerdi in Venice: San Polo Per Pierre

6.11.09

ink & watercolour illustration on cotton paper, 9.75" x 6.5" [24.5 x 16cm] Not long ago, when I pressed my nose up to the glass for my regular glimpse into Venetian life over at Venice Daily Photo and saw this, I said aloud to myself, "Ooooooooh!!!" {I do that a lot.} Pierre most...

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Melbourne Cup Tipping the Macarons Way

3.11.09

graphite & watercolour illustration on cotton paper, 6.75" x 4.5" [17 x 12 cm] It's Melbourne Cup Day ~ so let's eat macarons! At around 3:00pm AEST, the horse race that stops the nation will stop the nation. It's the richest and most prestigious "two-mile" handicap in the world. ...

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