Here's Alex the lovely high society goddess who organizes once a month fund raising charity lunches at her six bedroom penthouse apartment that over looks Central Park. She is also almost always in the social party pages of Vanity Fair and of course has a permanent place on The annual Best Dressed list. She's endlessly patient and polite with the paparazzi that camp outside the door to her apartment block and has even been known to offer them hot tea on particularly chilly January evenings.
She's old money and comes from a long line of sensible investors and hard workers but she is resolutely single despite what you read about her in the press. She is famous, however, for her eccentric habits regarding her very beautiful Himalayan seal point lilac and magnolia cat: Tiger whom she sets a place for at dinner amongst other things.
She's now available in my shop here as a very refined and perfectly turned out small print (4" X 6").
Sam she is beautiful...and i love the way you tell her story! Have a lovely merry happy day and love to you!
Posted by: Jacqueline | May 20, 2009 at 10:50 PM
i love the top you put her in..
Posted by: Down and Out Chic | May 21, 2009 at 12:23 AM
Alex's story is quite intriguing!
And the color of her shirt is fabulous!
Posted by: SusannRomy | May 21, 2009 at 06:35 AM
I like her already and would love to be invited to one of her tea parties.
Posted by: katiecrackernuts | May 21, 2009 at 09:46 AM
Jacqueline - I'm not sure what possessd me to write that but I had a lot of fun doing it! Thank you!
Susann and Down and Out: I'm so glad you like that colour - I'm a huge fan of mustard yellow too! I've been itching to use that pastel for a while now!
I think she'd love to have you round Kate! You're her type of gal for sure!
Posted by: Sam | May 21, 2009 at 10:34 AM
i lUV her green eyse & rosy cheeks :)
thanks for stopping by my blog, i am so happy you did, as now i have a new favorite artist!
<3.
Posted by: michelle | May 21, 2009 at 03:59 PM
Gosh! Blushes all round Michelle! Thank so you very much - what a nice thing to say!
Posted by: Sam | May 21, 2009 at 08:02 PM
Hi Sam, Alex is just oozing olde worlde charm. Just beautiful as usual! On a different note, did you go to the Finders Keepers market in Sydney this last weekend?
Posted by: Cate Holst | May 21, 2009 at 08:25 PM
I love this story, your blog, your drawings and the idea of going to one of Alex's parties!
Posted by: abigail | May 21, 2009 at 08:50 PM
Such an elegant girl... lovely dear Sam! xxoxo
Posted by: Gabbi | May 22, 2009 at 07:44 AM
Gorgeous scarf!
Posted by: Kathleen | May 22, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Hi Cate! Thank you on behalf of Alex - no I didn't get a chance to go to the Finders Keppers market much to my disappointment! I heard it was fab though!
Thank you so much Abigail! I think she'd love to have you there too!
Thank you as always Gabbi! You're very sweet!
Kathleen - Thank you! I don't think you see many "Mustard yellow" ensembles around in the shops much, do you?
Posted by: Samantha Battersby | May 23, 2009 at 07:07 AM
She looks very beautiful, intelligent and independent. I love your description of her too.
I think she is one of the most powerful characters you've created.
Posted by: Michiko | May 24, 2009 at 07:47 PM