spring

spring

Sunday, May 31, 2015

31 may

Today was Mother's day in France, I am posting this a bit late because I just had the best mother's day all day!

Thursday, May 28, 2015

28 may

le bonnet de bain. refers to any cap that's worn in water.
swimming, bathing or showering

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Sunday, May 24, 2015

24 may

La cerise pronounced [səriz]
Finally the cherries in my garden are ripe!

Friday, May 22, 2015

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

20 may

un pantonier is a frenchified word for a pantone color guide  or swatch book.
I use it in my work as a graphic designer to find the right color and nuance for printed items.

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

19 may

Le cochon is pronounced [kɔʃɔ̃] this friendly pig thinks you should eat turnips!

Monday, May 18, 2015

18 may

la flaque is pronounced  [flak] and it's one of my favourite words!

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Friday, May 15, 2015

15 may

Happy weekend! I wish you all a sunny weekend, sipping some wine at a Parisian terrasse.

Thursday, May 14, 2015

14 may

Le baldaquin is in french mainly referring to a small roof over a bed or a daybed.
But can also refer to a small roof in a procession or inside a church or a synagog for example.

Sunday, May 10, 2015

10 may

La barbe à papa, - candy floss or cotton candy literally means daddy's beard!
the cartoon is also taken from this name, referring to it's pink colour and shape.

Saturday, May 9, 2015

9 may

le marchand (because here I drew a man) or la marchande if it was a woman.
Today I have been selling some of my illustrations at the market!

Friday, May 8, 2015

8 may

La quincaillerie is pronounced [kε̃kajri] and it is really one of my favourite words and it is the first word I have drawn that starts with the letter Q

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Today I have to repost this. I have no internet and can not access my drawings.
Enjoy some french beauty in the meantime!

Monday, May 4, 2015

Sunday, May 3, 2015

3 may


Le pissenlit can also be called like in english "dent-de-lion"  = teeth of lion.

Friday, May 1, 2015

1 may

Le muguet is pronounced mygɛ and it's distributed and sold in France on the first of may.