July 2010 / Shell Sherree

Venerdi in Venice: Slice of Piazzetta

30.7.10

ink & watercolour weensy meep miniature, 3.5" x 2.5" [9 x 6.5cm] ACQUIRE A MEEP If this was a night painting, these lamps would shed some light on the Piazzetta as we head past the Doge's Palace towards St Mark's Basilica in Venice. During daytime hours, though, we can simply allow them...

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Bathing Belles

27.7.10

pencil and watercolour illustration on cold-pressed cotton paper Lately, I've seen a number of these riotous floral swimming caps, both vintage and new. I'm not sure if I'd have the derring-do to wear one in public, but they delight me. They'd fit in nicely with this old bathing pavilion,...

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Francophile Friday: L'Escargot Slow Show

23.7.10

ink & watercolour illustration, 8.75" x 7" [22.5 x 18cm] Does focusing on snails on Friday help the weekend slide along more slowly? Perhaps a notion worth exploring at a leisurely pace... L'Escargot Montorgueil takes the Slow Food movement literally. This popular restaurant...

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J.Lo Down on Madre's

20.7.10

ink & watercolour illustration, 7" x 8.75" [18 x 22.5cm] It's been a long time coming, but we're visiting Pasadena today. Madre's was Jennifer Lopez's Cuban restaurant in the Southern Lake district of Pasadena. If its quaint, shabby chic appearance and mojitos or arroz con pollo...

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Venerdi in Venice: A Weensy Stroll

16.7.10

ink & watercolour ACEO weensy, 3.5" x 2.5" [9 x 6.5cm] Let's stroll into the weekend, dropping our cares into this canal in Venice, in a serene and quiet location near San Martino Vescova, away from the madding crowds. Grazie mille to Pierre of Venice Daily Photo for his constant inspiration. ...

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Bastille Day Weather Forecast: Macaron Showers

13.7.10

ink & watercolour illustration, 7" x 8.25" [18 x 21cm] Today I was going to take us to a location somewhere not in France, given that it's been very French here lately, but with Bastille Day nearly upon us ~ well, how remiss would I be! Instead, I'll do a weather forecast for tomorrow and...

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Francophile Friday Fleurish: Eva's Paris Peonies

9.7.10

ink & watercolour ACEO weensies, each one 3.5" x 2.5" [9 x 6.5cm] I don't think it's peony season anywhere on the globe at the moment, except perhaps in some mad biologist's greenhouse where this spectacular bloom is in the process of being hybridised for world domination of the most gloriously...

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The Versatile Blogger Goes Meep For Winter

6.7.10

ink & watercolour meep miniature, 3.5" x 2.5" [9 x 6.5cm] ACQUIRE There's something about beach stripes that says "Summer". {Hands up if you just read that as "beach strips..." If you look closely, you'll see our kitty is wearing no clothes. Shameful.} As it's...

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Francophile Friday: Tour de Tour d'Argent

2.7.10

ink & watercolour illustration, 7" x 8.75" [18 x 22.5cm] Today, with abundant warm fuzzy thanks to Virginia of Paris Through My Lens, we visit La Tour d'Argent. Roughly translated in duck language as, "Run away! Run away!" This prestigious establishment {precisely translated...

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