Angelina Trouble - Out of the Woods

What do they say, "90% perspiration, 10% inspiration".
The perspiration was flying this week.

Everyone has their cafe in Paris. Mine is Angelina though I mostly browse. At least once a week I stop in for a look. Such a beautiful space. The exquisite pastries are inspiring.

When I go it's for breakfast before 9 am. The lines for tea time are daunting.

I decided November is perfect for chestnuts (marrons), Mont Blancs and of course Angelina.

One look at the histoire section of Angelina and it was a coup de foudre (love at 1st sight).

Why not draw Angelina for the November sketch letter art?

Why not include Coco Chanel and Marcel Proust, frequent Angelina habituées? Chanel always sat at table #10.

Let the drawing begin!

Many, many drawings later of Proust, Karl, Audrey, Pharrell, Katy, Taylor and Mont Blancs.

I began to tear my hair out. Clearly I'd bitten off more than I could chew.

A visit to Les Borgia exhibit at the Maillol museum to study crowd scenes near Angelina 108, rue du Bac was required.

Still, things were not falling into place.

The Mont Blancs were no problem. I ate quite a few to get the color right naturally. It was all those figures driving me nutz.

My theme song these past weeks: Taylor Wood's new OUT OF THE WOODS.

Are we out of the woods yet?

Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet?

Are we in the clear yet Girl?

Finally I got it.

Thanks to an airbrush teacher's best lesson,
"The fastest, easiest way is the best way"

I went back to the room photograph (near the top). Traced it.
Replaced the figures with celebrity sketches. Et voila.
Probably TMI (too much information), but THIS IS HOW WE DO(another theme song from Katy Perry that got me through. Especially the line

"IT'S NO BIG DEAL!"

A small dance for joy when the artwork was finished.
My reward? My own Angelina cup and saucer.

But no time for Champagne yet.
Envelopes must be filled, stamped, sealed, mailed out.
You can see the finished results over on ETSY.
Let me know what you think?
Did I do OK?