April 2010 / Shell Sherree

Venerdi in Venice: Ponte Storto

30.4.10

ink & watercolour illustration, 8.75" x 7" [22.5 x 18cm] Perhaps I could engage someone to build a pond in my yard so that I could have a purpose for a bridge like this. Imagine the fun the geese would have. Grazie mille to Pierre at Venice Daily Photo for allowing me to use...

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Meep: Far From Pedestrian

27.4.10

ink & watercolour weensy, 3" x 2.25" [8 x 6cm] If one was searching for a new car {and by "new", I refer to something different from what one already has}, one might be tempted to turn a blind eye to the rheumatic rumblings of something that looks like this, for the sake of ~ something that...

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Francophile Friday: Scootering is an Eiffel Matter

23.4.10

ink & watercolour illustration Technically, I doubt it's legal to drive one's scooter along this path to the Eiffel Tower, and the gendarmes may not appreciate the lack of helmets either ~ ah well, in for a penny, in for 1.56265 euros. On the off chance that some of us would be partial...

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Geese, It's Chilly

20.4.10

Oh, is that the time already? Please excuse me while I feed the geese. On second thoughts, it's just started raining heavily and the temperature is dropping. I'll send these young ladies with the vastly superior circulation to do it for me. Inspired by the autumn catalogue...

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Francophile Friday: Doors to Adore

16.4.10

ink & watercolour illustration, photo inspiration many thanks to Virginia Jones It's safe to say that my fingers have such a workout with everything I do, they'll never, ever become fat. Yes, I'll sleep happy in that knowledge tonight. Hot on the heels of finishing a lovely commission...

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A Far-From-Shady Shady Establishment

13.4.10

ink & watercolour illustration, 7.5" x 6" [19 x 16cm] I'm posting this one in spite of it being a pub, not because it's a pub. I just want to point that out, since I posted a brewery a couple of weeks ago and I don't want to give the impression that I'm a lush ~ even though this pub is...

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Venerdi in Venice: Growing Flowery

9.4.10

ink & watercolour illustration, photo inspiration thanks to Alexa Travel Tip #369: When visiting friends in Venice, instructions such as, "Ours is the watermelon-coloured villa with green shutters and flowers in the window boxes," may not quite suffice... To be on the safe side,...

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A Tail of Pugs and Vintage Ports...

6.4.10

ink & watercolour illustration, 7" x 8.75" [18 x 22.5cm] You may have twigged by now that I'm an armchair traveller rather than a real traveller ~ at this time, at least. But if I was a traveller, even though I love to pack light, I'd be tempted to take an entourage of empty vintage ports...

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Francophile Friday: Hop Into Ladurée

2.4.10

ink & watercolour illustration, photo inspiration Virginia Jones This little Easter bunny is all tuckered out. She's been busy with preparations, and who can blame her for nodding off with a contented tummy, full of scrumptious Ladurée macarons. If she's late arriving anywhere because...

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