{ fresh }

My flowering camellias..

Mykonos. Photography by Julia Palencia

Another colourful vignette and not to mention my absolute favourite wallpaper ever...

of course by clever Anna from Absolutely Beautiful Things

 BEE @ Atlantic-Pacific

I love the freshness of green and blue and a pop of pink. These lovely pics (and my new friend the camellia bush!) proved the perfect inspiration for today's painting. Have a great week.

Pip xx

{ woops! }

Via Wit & Delight

....it seems with the busy week that's been I forgot to blog! Sorry about that. But between moving house, painting both the walls of my new studio and of course pretty things for clients, the week has flown by.

It's been raining and drizzling today, but it was also the first official day working from my new space. I love it to bits!!! I know have plenty of space and a beautiful outlook to draw and paint to my heart's content. There are great big timber benches, french doors and a big barn window that opens up to our quaint courtyard... and a camelia bush! Now I love many kinds of plants and foliage, but I really love camelias. This is going to be the perfect spot for me and I am so looking forward to settling right in to my new home and to have this wonderful place to work from. A feel refreshed already. 

Have a great week.

Pip xx


PS - Yes I am hooked on Instagram.... are you, too? If your not already your best off getting the app, but you can follow me here.

{ geranium kisses }

Image via Ocean Prep

Geraniums in progress. Image from my Instagram - follow me if you like! 

My half-painted geraniums reminded me of this very cute pic I stumbled across... very sweet! Kind of makes me not want to finish painting them as I love the quirk of just a splash of colour on the black and white..... perhaps an idea for the next one. Happy Tuesday!

Pip xx

{ lucky door }

I am a little obsessed with statement doors at the moment and these colours combinations are giving me all sorts of inspiration.

So there's this enchanting Middle-Eastern inspired turquoise and stone combination....

This one reminds me of cumquats and London (in a good way!)...

Tropical and inviting.

Electric indeed. This is all so fabulous I'm not sure where to look...

Some Mediterranean amazingness in magenta and orange...

I must confess I've actually posted this before but I remain in love with this colourful inside space...

One for the beach in slate & seafoam...

To a secret garden...

Lovely lavender...

And finally, the pigment here is so rich and beautiful I just want to bottle it!

I'm not sure whether the leap-year superstition is true or perhaps I've just opened the right door, but today has been a lucky day for me. I hope yours has been lucky, too!

See you soon,
Pip

Doors from top to bottom found as follows... 1: @MP*; 2: my Pinterest;  3:  Coastal Living; 4: Creamy Life; 5:  More than I Could Say  6: Colourful Homes; 7: my Pinterest  8: Verandah House 9: My Pinterest ; 10: Coconut Lemon Lime 

{ lose yourself in maps }

Mapped wall - a great feature in a kitchen or family space. Image from Elle Decor

Globes and more globes. Via Pinterest.

For the distinguished..... large scale and sepia tones. Via A Piece of Toast

Kitsch but cute. Via Notes on Design 

This would be my pick... perfectly aged and hung on rods, as featured by my clever friend Alex from AP Design House. 

Part of a special little treasure map I made myself.

Old to new, real to styled, sepia-toned to brightly-coloured or the best kind - those for treasure - maps are something I have always had a fascination with. The illustrator in me can't ever get enough of the precision and detail; the painter in me loves the soft and disciplined use of colour to mark their territories; and then the dreamer in me just loves the thoughts of travel, discovery and wonderment that every kind of map seems to conjure. For children and adults alike, maps are mesmerising.

'Prodotti Tradizionali Italiani' & detail of'Prodotti Tradizionali Italiani'  - by Antione Corbineau 

I'm also loving these limited edition prints by Parisian artist Antoine Corbineau mapping the food & wine regions of Italy in his colourful and playful style.  I'd just love to get my hands on one or two of these.... and of course I'd then have to put it to good use, drinking and eating my way through the Italian countryside. Any excuse will do!

Hope you're having a great week.

Pip xx