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 

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