Sunday Supplement: In The Pink

This week it's a selection of girly stuff from my photoshop files and my drawing folder





































All Images © Rosie West

Sunday Supplement: Back to Nature

I confess these watercolour paintings were not done en plein air but the images are taken from
Lost Gardens of England from the Archives of Country Life by Kathryn Bradley-Hole, Aurum Press 2004
© Rosie West

Sunday Supplement: A Fetish for Shoes

Last year I had the dream job providing a range of illustrations and sketchbooks for a film called The Other Man starring Laura Linney as a shoe designer with Liam Neeson as her husband and Antonio Banderas as her lover. Who knows what's happened to the film now? It premiered at various festivals and hasn't been seen since. I can't believe it, I'm desperate to see it.

Here are some of the drawings I gave them for the set dressing. The one I know for sure that they used was the one above.


Don't laugh, I know it's pathetic.. but that's it! If I normally worked on feature films I could be a little more blasé about it. But I don't, and I can't be.


























This design was made into a wallpaper in another colourway for Lisa Carentis (Laura Linney)'s gorgeous shoe shop





The film used shoes by Rupert Sanderson with a Lisa Carentis label inside







All images © Rosie West

Sunday Supplement: Nymphenburg Wish List

As I said before, when I want things I draw them. It helps. Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg produces such exquisite pieces, in form and colour, that these watercolour drawings do them little justice but I liked the process of contemplation. Doing the vase, I kept wondering if Giotto could draw the perfect oval too? I found it impossible and it increased my respect for the makers of this sublime butterfly vase. It was designed by Wolfgang von Wersin, 1958 and decorated by Ted Muehling, 2000. H. 10.5 cm





I adore figurines now, never really did when I was younger. This is a Commedia dell’Arte character Scaramuz designed by Franz Anton Bustelli 1759/60 H. 20cm. Seems remarkable that it is still in production.





The Swallow designed by Theodor Karner in 1910 H. 8 cm

Find out more about the company's distinguished 260 year old history on their very beautiful website which carries these intriguing images of the factory and a visit from Queen Elizabeth II.

Sunday Supplement: My Wish List

When I long to own things I draw them instead. It helps.



A Hastens bed from Sweden




A Bestlite



Lantern inspired by the Brighton Pavilion from Lucy and Michael Vaughan at vaughandesigns.com





Plaster cast from The British Museum shop


Image top: vase from a museum in Beijing