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Francophile Friday : Paris Escalier of Loveliness

5.5.23

Paris Galerie Vero-Dodat Staircase L'Escalier illustration © Shell Sherree all rights reserved

Does this stairway have a checkered past? The stories that little black cat could tell!

Today's illustration features this beautiful Escalier (staircase) nestled within the walls of one of the relatively small number of covered passageways of Paris. This arcade called Galerie Véro-Dodat is one of the many picturesque attractions of the 1st arrondissement, not to mention a welcome escape if the grey skies have opened to sprinkle you ever so delightfully with Parisian rain.

One of the arcade entrances is located right alongside the very pretty Cafe de L'Époque which you might remember from this post a few months ago. Look closely in that illustration and you can see the Galerie Véro-Dodat sign! As for whether or not there is a checkered past, you'll have to ask the inscrutable kitty cat when you're there. And on that note ...

Happy Francophile Friday to you! {And please cliquez-ici to order this fine art print ...}

Galerie Véro-Dodat 19 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau (and Rue de Croix-des-Petits-Champs) 75001 Paris

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Francophile Friday : Carousel at Sacré Coeur Paris

31.3.23

What do you call a Venice carousel in Paris? A double dose of magic!

Today's illustration sees one of the prettiest carousels in Paris (aren't they all?!) and a group of furry friends patiently waiting to go for a spin as soon as they can figure out how.

It's nestled under the peaceful gaze of Sacré Coeur de Montmartre (Sacred Heart of Montmartre) where the whole of Paris is laid out below like Ernest Hemingway's Moveable Feast on a picnic blanket. This charming Carrousel Venetien may be old, but its charms never will be. And on that note ...

Happy Francophile Friday to you! PS: This new addition to my range of Paris carousels is now available as a gorgeous fine art print ... ride on over to my studio store to find out more.

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La Maison Rose ::: 2 rue de l'Abreuvoir, 75018 Paris, France

Francophile Friday : La Maison Rose - Pretty Pink as a Picture in Paris

3.3.23

La Maison Rose Paris illustration © Shell Sherree all rights reserved

If this charming spot in Montmartre, Paris is looking at life through rose coloured glasses, where's the harm in that, I ask.

Today's illustration pays homage to what is surely one of the prettiest and most picturesque cafés in Paris: La Maison Rose.

Located on a corner block, this famous house-turned-café was originally the studio of a Catalan artist, Ramon Pichot, back in the early 1900s. He counted among his friends Picasso and Dali, and married a local lass who modeled for select painters (and I imagine this is how they met and fell in love). After returning from a Spanish trip, Pichot took a break from painting canvases to paint their home pink and turned it into a restaurant ! And so its life within the fabric of Paris's café scene began.

With one side on rue des Saules and the other on rue de l'Abreuvoir in the 18th arrondissement, this iconic dining establishment is within a baguette's throw of Paris vineyard Vigne du Clos Montmartre, and just a short stroll along the cobblestones to the Musée de Montmartre. There are so many beautiful sights in the area, you'll walk off your waistline in no time! And on that note ...

Happy Francophile Friday to you! {You can order this pretty illustration as a fine art print here. Ships worldwide. Merci, grazie, thank you.}

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Francophile Friday : Les Deux Magots Paris

17.2.23

Les Deux Magots Cafe Paris illustration © Shell Sherree all rights reserved

Today's illustration is a glimpse of one of the most famous cafes in Paris: Les Deux Magots (meaning 'The Two Chinese Figurines").

This iconic spot is pretty as a picture and as their website says, "A café synonymous with literary and artistic life," ("Un café synonym de vie artistique et littéraire.")

A rendezvous for artists and writers including Picasso and Hemingway, creativity and the exchanges of ideas and passions have always been very much at home in this beautiful café.

You can explore the history and culture (along with making a booking) in French here, and in English here. And you'll find today's illustration available in my online studio store (ships worldwide).

Happy Francophile Friday to you!

Les Deux Magots ::: 6 Place Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 75006 Paris, France

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Café de L'Epoque is located at 2 rue du Bouloi PARIS 75001

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Francophile Friday : Le Café de L'Epoque Paris

2.12.22

Paris Cafe de L'Epoque illustration © Shell Sherree all rights reserved

Fancy a French feast? Pull up a chair and we're there.

Today's illustration features the very lovely Le Café de L'Epoque located in the first arrondissement in Paris. With both the Vero-Dodat Galerie and le Ministère de la Culture close by, this charming cafe in the heart of Paris is a beautiful spot to relax, digest and imbibe.

A waiter enjoys a peaceful and somewhat momentary lull while a patron inside with her typically French marinière striped top soaks up a café crème (somewhat akin to a cappuccino ... if your style is more filtered coffee with a little milk, try requesting café au lait instead!)

Meanwhile, the kitty cat is assessing whether or not those shiny globes that are like massive Christmas tree baubles are something with which she can play. I'd love to see that, how about you? And on that note ...

Happy Francophile Friday to you! This artwork is now available as a gorgeous fine art print - ships worldwide (click here, s'il vous plaît).

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