An Illustrated Map Inside Shakespeare and Company
Last month I was asked by Vanity Fair if I wanted to illustrate a map of Shakespeare and Company's historic and whimsical Paris location. Of course I screamed YES! This was by far my most fun, rewarding, and ambitious illustration project to date. I got to paint one of my favorite places in the world - such a good day to have them posted for the world to see! The slideshow has the images a bit small, so I thought I would include them here so you can see the detail :) See the full wonderful story by Bruce Handy on this incredible bookstore here!
![Shakespeares-groundfloor-floorplan.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5235f072e4b03309a865a988/1413910598639-GOSJGPG88II2OF2MWEUX/Shakespeares-groundfloor-floorplan.jpg)
![BeatSteps.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5235f072e4b03309a865a988/1413910590816-UYGWUKIBV8WUAHBB5W6D/BeatSteps.jpg)
![bluechair.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5235f072e4b03309a865a988/1413910593723-T6D7N6ZH3MXHVWYFB66L/bluechair.jpg)
![Antiquarian.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5235f072e4b03309a865a988/1413910590530-WCJC2YJ04O4NTAOSF6MR/Antiquarian.jpg)
![Shakespeares-front.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5235f072e4b03309a865a988/1413910594802-X3J9X8W6TQH5XH8398TF/Shakespeares-front.jpg)
![Shakespeares-secondfloor-floorplan.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5235f072e4b03309a865a988/1413910597342-N97ADOAP646XG1QH3SDA/Shakespeares-secondfloor-floorplan.jpg)
![Starcase-Mural.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5235f072e4b03309a865a988/1413910598517-L1AEGPPKHBQQUQT7GRTX/Starcase-Mural.jpg)
![BeNotInhospitable....jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5235f072e4b03309a865a988/1413910592088-KVNJ6GUJPUQE84I41RNW/BeNotInhospitable....jpg)
![The-Piano-Room.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5235f072e4b03309a865a988/1413910600391-1907TQV1VPBZIPWX00HL/The-Piano-Room.jpg)
A HUGE thank you to Alex Beggs for suggesting me for this piece :) I had so much fun creating these illustrations. Hope you enjoyed!