August 2010 / Shell Sherree

Bonjour, May I Woo You?

31.8.10

ink & watercolour weensy meep miniature, 2.5" x 3.5" [6.5 x 9cm] ACQUIRE A MEEP Woof. Woo~woo~woof~woof. Woo~oooooo~woo~woo~woof ~woof. Woof. Bonjour! You look nice.. Please pass me a croissant from that basket and I promise to eat all evidence. ...

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Venerdi in Venice: Princess and the Wisteria-Pea

27.8.10

ink & watercolour weensy meep miniature, 3.5" x 2.5" [9 x 6.5cm] ACQUIRE As we venture into the weekend, let's put an eensy weensy twist on an old fairytale, The Princess and the Pea. This Princess is Venetian {just run with it} and the pea is a flowering member of the pea family, commonly...

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Chaise-ing Valentino

24.8.10

ink & watercolour illustration, 5.5" x 5.5" {14 x 14cm} Brisbane’s stylish sorts have been all kinds of dizzy over the Valentino Past, Present, Future exhibition that launched here a couple of weeks ago at the Gallery of Modern Art {GoMA}. La dolce vita and champagne have been breeding...

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Francophile Friday: Wearing Rouge to the Epicerie

20.8.10

ink & watercolour weensy meep miniature, 3.5" x 2.5" [9 x 6.5cm] ACQUIRE It feels like we've had a sweet tooth here lately. Not that there's anything wrong with that. {Denial can be a happy place.} Nonetheless, I thought we'd spice ourselves up a bit and take a ride on something...

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The Doo-the-Macaron-ron-ron...

17.8.10

ink & watercolour illustration, 7" x 8.75" [18 x 22.5cm] This is me in my kitchen. My real kitchen doesn't have those curtains, or a mixmaster, or a mouse. Or me looking as tall as that, but it's my drawing and I can stretch myself if I want to. I don't have pierced ears,...

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Venerdi in Venice: Meep, Meep, We're Here

13.8.10

ink & watercolour weensy meep miniature, 3.5" x 2.5" [9 x 6.5cm] ACQUIRE A MEEP Buon giorno! Here we are in Venice. It seems we've been invited to stay in this teensy home, with its even teensier garden overlooking the Grand Canal. {Grazie mille to Pierre of Venice Daily...

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A Bird in the Hand

10.8.10

graphite and watercolour pencils on paper, 3 x 2.5" [8 x 6.5cm] It's grey and drizzling. Good weather for ducks, and the bluebird of happiness: chirpy no matter what the circumstances. This little one was offered shelter under the fluffy purple parasol, but preferred to take...

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Francophile Friday: Vintage Paris Vintage

6.8.10

ink & watercolour meep miniature, 2.5" x 3.5" [6.5 x 9cm] Meep, meep! I'm still consoling myself over the untimely partial demise of this other little weensy {please don't ask: it's far too traumatic but involves a pair of scissors and a tidying session gone horribly wrong}. ...

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Brisbane Substations are Fashionable Again

3.8.10

ink & watercolour illustration, 7" x 8.75" [18 x 22.5cm] Dotted in and around Brisbane, you'll find old powerhouses and substations that used to power our trams back in the glory days when they ran here, until the late 1960s. {Spoken with the affection of someone who has never...

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