February 2010 / Shell Sherree

Venerdi in Venice: Roamin' Gondola

26.2.10

ink & watercolour illustration commission for Sisterhood of the Travelling Scarves When engaged by these women to go roaming, the gondolier had an entirely different kind of Rome in mind. Luckily, they're quite happy and not at all alarmed to suddenly find themselves in the fountain...

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Shed Your Office Hours

23.2.10

ink & watercolour illustration, 5.5" x 8.25" [14.5 x 21cm] There are sheds, and there are sheds. This one falls into the latter category. I'd be quite happy to have one of these tucked in my garden ~ an old whitewashed-timber studio and its corrugated iron roof that can't be heard...

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Friday Fleurish: Blooming Tiny

19.2.10

ink & watercolour weensy, 3" x 2.25" [8 x 6cm] While I'm in a meep* mood of myopathy, I thought I'd continue with our miniatures theme for today. This still life is on a much smaller scale than Tuesday's scenes, thus somehow creating a miniature on a larger scale {and the opportunity to...

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Just A Tiny Post Today

16.2.10

ink & watercolour weensy, 3" x 2.25" [8 x 6cm] Perhaps because I'm a bit on the tiny side myself, I'm rather fond of tiny things, and I'm not just talking about petits fours, mini macarons and cocktail food. It's been a while since I drew some weensy works, so today I plied myself with...

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Francophile Friday: Ei-Ffel Like Macarons

12.2.10

ink & watercolour illustration, 7" x 8.75" [18 x 22.5cm] Macarons and the Eiffel Tower all in one illustration? "What's the special occasion, Shell?" you ask. And you would be wearing your astute and perceptive hat, or better yet, beret ~ we're marking a special occasion, indeed. One...

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Book in a Stack of Light Reading

9.2.10

ink & watercolour illustration, 7" x 8.75" [18 x 22.5cm] Over Christmas, I was going to catch up on some light reading. It didn't work. Ok, my reading pile doesn't look exactly like this one. Nor does my chair or wall. Maybe the drink. But you get the general gist of...

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Francophile Friday: Eva's Carousel

5.2.10

ink & watercolour illustration, photo inspiration thanks to Virginia Jones Just in case you've had the kind of week when you feel like crying, "Stop the merry-go-round, I want to get off..." this might make you change your mind. If you want to share a ride on this Parisian confection-like...

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A Covet of Cupids

2.2.10

ink & watercolour illustration of print ad, 4" x 4.25" [10.5 x 11cm] Valentine's Day is a couple of weeks away, so I thought, "A-ha! I shall pip everyone else at the post and blog about it now." A-ha, indeed!! And lest you fall off your perch in surprise at my forward planning,...

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