Sherlock is here!!

Sherlock painting

Hi everybody,

Sherlock is here! & is causing quite the media storm!

Here he is! *to watch the video click on the image above*

I hope you like my most recent painting of Sherlock [Benedict Cumberbatch] he was really fun to paint. 
I am a huge Sherlock fan and I love the BBC TV series so much - Benedict Cumberbatch plays the part of Sherlock so very well; 

If you haven’t seen the show I really highly recommend it. It’s smart, witty and addictive -  Just quite simply genius! 

So, here are some stills of my painting...

I hope you like it. :-) I loved creating it!

Also, I'm super excited to see my Sherlock painting has been featured on some big websites!

I first noticed an article on RadioTimes yesterday (though it was published 30th May 2014) *Click picture above to be taken to the article*

Thank you Emma Daly (Journalist, RadioTimes) for the lovely write up. You honestly made my day yesterday! I'm extremely flattered and honoured.

Today (1st June 2014) my Sherlock painting video has had a lovely write up by Charlotte Wareing (Journalist, The Mirror). Thank you so very much Charlotte from The Mirror! You've made my day today too. 

Thank you very much for your kindness and lovely words. 

Thank you for reading my blog.

See you all soon!

Take care & all the best,

Allanah Claire 

Hi peeps, a quick update here before I go to work. Yesterday I painted this cute French Bulldog. He is called Dexter. My dance teacher brought him into class with her. He is only a puppy and is so very cute. I have a new sketchbook and thought he would make a perfect first page!

Hope you are all having a nice day. 

Thanks for reading x

Allanah Claire

Marilyn Monroe Portrait

Hi peeps!

I have finished my Marilyn Monroe painting - below is a picture of the final piece. I hope you like it!
After reading a book about Marilyn I felt a bit of connection with her, she really had drive and ambition, she was very much a dreamer and so am I.
When you have a connection with the subject you paint, I feel that it makes the artwork so much more interesting and meaningful.
For this painting I really wanted to capture Marilyn's beauty.

 

I hope you like my very first painting of 2014. I will embed the video of me creating this piece below so you can watch that if you're interested. 

Thank you for reading, hope you have a nice day, all the best, Allanah Claire x

Happy New Year 2014!

Hi everyone,

First of all, I'm so sorry that I haven't updated my blog for a couple of months! I've just had quite a few things going on lately. I'm hoping I will be able to get back on track with everything now.
Anyway, better late than never, right?
Here goes... 
I have a few little updates. 

I am currently working on a new painting (see above)

It is, of course, Marilyn Monroe. I have painted her in the past but I feel like I have never really done her justice or painted her to a good enough standard so I thought I'd revisit and attempt to paint her again. 

It's going well so far and I can't wait to update my blog when it's finished to show you all.

In other news, in December 2013 I was awarded a prize in a art competition by Element Eden. I was so happy to win because the standard was outstanding, all the entries were amazing. I'm very flattered I was chosen as one of the winners. I will add a picture of my prize soon. It was €300 to spend on any element eden products I liked! I chose a coat and hoodie to keep me warm in the winter and also a lovely bag and T-Shirt! It's all really high quality and such a great prize! So thank you Element.

That's all for now but I'll be back soon,

thank you for reading my blog.  Take care everyone and I hope you all have a great year in 2014!
Kindest wishes & all the best, Allanah Claire 

Hi blog readers!

It's about time I made a blog entry to show my new painting...

Here it is!

It is Bryan Lee Cranston's character 'Walter White' from the TV series 'Breaking Bad'. 

To watch the video of me creating this piece click the video below :-) 

I loved creating this huge piece! It was great fun. I hope you like it :-)
Thank you for reading my blog, Allanah Claire

Walter White AKA Heisenberg

Hi everyone!

I really enjoyed painting on a lager scale with my last painting (Gatsby) 
I loved it so much that I decided to create another huge painting; I am currently working on it; it is of a character in the TV Series 'Breaking Bad', called Heisenberg / Walter White.
I'm really pleased with the progress so far and I am going to continue working on it today.
I am of course videoing my progress :-D
Here is a picture of the work so far, hope you like it...

Check back for the finished piece and video!

**update** progress today:-

Thank you for reading my blog :-)

All the best,

Allanah Claire

The Great Gatsby - My New Painting!

Hi everyone :-)

I'm super excited to show you my newest painting! I have been wanting to create a bigger piece for quite a while but couldn't find the time so I'm happy I managed to get this done.
The first picture is the artwork in progress, the next is the finished piece. 

Tadaa! I hope you like it. Here is a video of me creating the piece...

I painted this piece in just one evening; I surprised myself at getting such a big artwork done in such a short time.

I was inspired to paint this piece after watching the film 'The Great Gatsby' I loved the film, it was wonderful (just a warning though if you're thinking of seeing it, it's tragically sad!) I have also read the book, which is written so beautifully. I highly recommend it & it's definitely worth reading the book before the film :-) I'm looking forward to creating more art and sharing it with you!  Thank you for reading my blog,  All the best, Allanah Claire x