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Francophile Friday illustration : Paris Pink Robe Balcony Lounging

11.1.19

Paris Pink Robe Balcony Lounging dog, cat, fashion illustration © Shell Sherree all rights reserved

Always take time to smell the roses. Stinking Rogers? Not so much.

Today's Paris illustration sets a lounging-around tone. Well, that and a spot of romance from our furry duo. Or is it a precursor to paw wrestling over who gets to eat the flower ? I doubt we'll ever know. And on that note ...

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Francophile Friday: Of Absinthe and Affogato

27.4.13

{Absinthe Kitty: ink & watercolour illustration © Shell-Sherree}

Affogato! Sounds perilously close to cussing in Italian {or blessing someone if they sneeze}, but today's illustration is brought to you in the wee hours of Saturday morning thanks to this simple dessert of vanilla ice-cream puddled in shots of espresso. Make mine a double. Wait ~ I already did. If not for that, I'd have given into the temptation of sleeping. And if I had absinthe in the bar cart {aka the top shelf of my pantry, which sadly looks nothing like this}, said slumber would possibly have taken place out on the roof or up in a tree ~ neither of which lends itself to late-night illustration attempts. As I have none, catastrophe averted.

I must issue a warning with today's post, however. Kitties: do not attempt this fanciful feline's adventures at home. An unadulterated cat is fascination enough without adding absinthe into the equation. But dear Virginia Jones's photo of Vert Absinthe in le Marais inspired me to follow the green fairy from our last post to this one, and look where we've ended up: illustrating an illustration. Now, there's an absinthian concept if ever I saw one. {Thanks as always, ma chère.} We should don something appropriate before entering, in case the custodians are recruiting this weekend. And on that note ...

Happy Francophile Friday to you!

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Francophile Friday: Hôtel de Ville or Roundabouts

15.3.13

{Hôtel de Ville Carousel: ink & watercolour illustration by Shell-Sherree}

If you've had a rough week, not to worry. What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts. The details are sketchy as to what we lost on the swings and who was in charge at the time {I'm sure we can blame it loosely on last week's adventure}, but I'll gladly accept a carousel ride in Paris to make up for it. Virginia found this double-decker beauty at the Hôtel de Ville last Christmas {thank you for the lovely inspiration, ma chère!} A transeasonal wardrobe choice will cover us in both hemispheres at the moment, and the bag is large enough to stow contraband of the macaron persuasion without sending us off to the chiropractors. {Mind you, a massage could still be in order, not that my arm ever needs twisting on that score.} And on that note...

Happy Francophile Friday to you!

PS: The charming folk at Winsome Journal kindly lassoed me for an interview recently. If we'd caught up in person, I'm sure tea and blueberry white chocolate scones would have been involved. That's the way they roll. {The printed edition comes out later this year.} Please read on over here if you're curious...

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Francophile Friday: Printemps in Paris

8.2.13

{Printemps in Paris: ink & watercolour illustration by Shell-Sherree}

It doesn't take Sherlock Holmes to sense the winter of your discontent up in the northern hemisphere lately. I'm not judging ~ I'm usually mumbling about moving to warmer climes by the third day of winter, not the third month. And our Brisbane winters are mild. Apparently. So, to spread a little cheer and give a sign of hope to those desperately dreaming of running barefoot through fields of wildflowers in a floaty off-the-shoulder number, beams of radiant sunlight bouncing off their hair and Chariots of Fire playing in the background {feel free to volunteer suitable substitutes ~ I'm in a hurry for a date with a glass of bubbles on the deck ~ not wanting to rub the salt of my summer into any wounds, of course}: I offer you Printemps {aka 'Spring'} in Paris. We might need to step up the wardrobe for running barefoot on the cobblestones of Paris. This should do. Some discreet skirt-hitching, however, is permitted. And on that note...

Happy Francophile Friday to you!

Thanks to dear Virginia of Paris Through My Lens for the spectacular inspiration. Merci, comme toujours, sweet lady...

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Francophile Friday: Paris Magic

5.10.12

Illustration of l’Académie de Magie, Paris, by Shell-Sherree: ink & watercolour

Paris really is magical ~ the sign tells us so. Thanks to dear Virginia of Paris Through My Lens for inspiring today's illustration. She's a magician with her camera, so she doesn't need to attend l’Académie de Magie. I did a little "Hey, Presto!" of my own and changed l’Académie's shop front from red to raspberry-pink {as you knew I would}. Just in case we need to do any 'magician's assistant' duties, these dresses should give us a flirty edge without being too scanty. And if anyone has the same delusions of grandeur as my favourite little apprentice, {not counting kitty}, you'll thank me for this practical footwear. And on that note...

Happy Francophile Friday to you!

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Francophile Friday: Le Tour de Kitty

6.7.12

pigment ink & watercolour illustration, 7" x 8.75" [18 x 22.5cm] BROWSE PRINTS

You knew it had to come sometime over the next couple of weeks: a nod to le Tour de France. Last year's winner of le maillot jaune and one of Australia's favourite sons, Cadel Evans, is in the running again. {I think he went to the same School of Genuinely Nice Guys as our Hugh.} It's early days so we'll keep our tinder dry, but he's sitting very nicely so far. And he's well placed, too. I avoided the obvious and did not dress kitty in lycra, firstly because I couldn't bear to impose such an indignity on her, and secondly because head gear would be the obligatory accessory and I refuse to give her helmet fur. Thanks to dear Virginia of Paris Through My Lens for the wealth of inspiration {you'll find several other bicycles on that post if one simply isn't enough... bisous, ma chère!} If you'd like to go for a ride, I've chosen a maillot jaune of the more feminine kind, plus something that has a little give without revealing all. The basket is loaded with baguettes and flowers ~ good for the soul. And on that note...

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Francophile Friday: La Cure Gourmande, Paris

4.5.12

ink pen & watercolour illustration, 7" x 8.75" [18 x 22.5cm] BROWSE PRINTS

I'm all for medicinal chocolate, medicinal biscuits and medicinal lollies ~ mind you, being brought brandy by a Saint Bernard would be a hard act to follow. There's minimal risk of that in Paris, however, so let us self-prescribe with sweet abandon at La Cure Gourmande. Thanks to dear Virginia of Paris Through My Lens for inspiring my illustration today. Merci, ma chère, comme toujours.

And thanks to all the fine detail, I'm about to consult my Fanciful Pharmacopoeia of Sweet Somethings to see what will stop the fine lines dancing in front of my eyes. {Better in front of my eyes than around my eyes...} On the other hand, we could throw research to the winds and see what La Cure has to offer. {There are several in Paris and elsewhere in France, Belgium, Spain and 'autres pays' around the world.} Time for a quick wardrobe change then we're set. And on that note...

Happy Francophile Friday to you!

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