Bonjour, May I Woo You?
31.8.10
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| ink & watercolour weensy meep miniature, 2.5" x 3.5" [6.5 x 9cm] ACQUIRE A MEEP |
Bonjour! You look nice.. Please pass me a croissant from that basket and I promise to eat all evidence. Yes, including the crumbs.
Venerdi in Venice: Princess and the Wisteria-Pea
27.8.10
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| ink & watercolour weensy meep miniature, 3.5" x 2.5" [9 x 6.5cm] ACQUIRE |
Happy Venerdi in Venice to you!
Chaise-ing Valentino
24.8.10
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| ink & watercolour illustration, 5.5" x 5.5" {14 x 14cm} |
Today’s illustration is inspired by a Valentino Haute Couture evening gown from Spring/Summer 1993. {You’ll find it here.} Since juxtaposition is my word of the month, I also took inspiration for today’s illustration from a purple velvet sofa currently lounging around my local thrift shop for the princely sum of $75. Tempting, but it doesn't quite look like this one. If it did, I’d have strapped it onto a couple of skateboards {on sale for $10 all up} and walked it home... aah, two juxtapositions for the price of one.
Francophile Friday: Wearing Rouge to the Epicerie
20.8.10
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| ink & watercolour weensy meep miniature, 3.5" x 2.5" [9 x 6.5cm] ACQUIRE |
Happy Francophile Friday to you!
The Doo-the-Macaron-ron-ron...
17.8.10
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| ink & watercolour illustration, 7" x 8.75" [18 x 22.5cm] |
The kettle's boiling {"One lump or two with your déjà vu?"} so here's your white damask napkin and I'll assemble the mismatched Limoges...
Venerdi in Venice: Meep, Meep, We're Here
13.8.10
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| ink & watercolour weensy meep miniature, 3.5" x 2.5" [9 x 6.5cm] ACQUIRE A MEEP |
Happy Venerdi in Venice to you!
A Bird in the Hand
10.8.10
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| graphite and watercolour pencils on paper, 3 x 2.5" [8 x 6.5cm] |
Francophile Friday: Vintage Paris Vintage
6.8.10
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| 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}. So as part of my self-therapeutising, I've hit the pens instead of the Pimms and drawn a variation on the theme. The Citroën received a grease, oil change and a fresh paint job while I was at it. Luckily for us, this vintage number is not a fashionable accessory left in situ à la Merci ~ so we can tootle off for a Friday drive. Or you can come back in a couple of days and we'll go for a Sunday drive. Wear your best bonnet. {Our chauffeur has just left the illustration in search of his.}
I wonder if this is where our Tuesday redhead bought her gown? And it seems the Russian Cossack look is going to be big this winter. I have no idea why, but you saw it here first. And on that note...
Happy Francophile Friday to you!
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 had to share the roads with them...}
Several of these buildings have been revived to house arts programmes and the like, as covered nicely in a recent Brisbane News, a lovely {and free!} local magazine I enjoy retrieving from the driveway each week. You can read the story here {click Feature in the dropdown box towards the bottom right of that window}.
With a deft touch, the fashion spread and front cover were shot at the Paddington substation ~ and inspired today's post. To check it out, head over {yes, again}, click Fashion and the magic of online publications will transport you there, to one of my favourite Brissie suburbs. In honour of my two dearest Leos who just celebrated their birthdays, I turned the six foot 13 inch model into a redhead. And I figured a poodle wouldn't go astray with that gown...
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