I'm going to be on the TV!!

Hi everyone!

Finally; I have the time to create a new blog post!

I have been very busy the last few weeks and I have some very exciting news to share with you all. 

I’m going to be on the TV with 3 of my paintings!

I’ll explain why and how now…

I was recently selected by ‘Etsy’ (A popular online market place that sells only handmade & unique items). To appear on their first ever UK advert. I had entered a casting call, really not expecting to be chosen.

To visit my Store on Etsy click the image below! :-)

When I found out I had been selected I really couldn’t believe it. I was so elated, proud and excited! (Also slightly nervous!)

^above is a screen shot of the e-mail telling me I was successful!

There were 50 other artisans that were selected for the advert also; I got to meet many of them on the day of filming - everyone was so friendly and lovely. There was such a warm atmosphere. 

The producers and directors and all the Etsy staff were just brilliant. It was quite a long day for us all but the whole day everybody was in high spirits.

We filmed the advert on Wednesday May 14^th 2014. Filming started at 10:00am and finished at approximately 9:30pm.

The film studio was in London so I stayed in a hotel overnight as I am quite a distance away! My lovely & awesome friend Gemma came with me too; it was so exciting to share the once-in-a-lifetime experience with one of my very closest friends!

We had a great time together, and we also managed to do a sneaky spot of shopping at Oxford Street! Also we both fell in love with London! (& are planning to come back soon)

*Gemma if you are reading this a huge THANK YOU for being such a brilliant friend and for helping me with my huge paintings (I know it was stressful at times but I think we both managed it so well). I'm so proud to be able to call you a friend & think the world of you!*

^a little snap shot of the paintings I took along to London

I will be creating another blog in more detail about the Etsy advert but for now I am not allowed to reveal too much about it. I don’t want to get in trouble!

So, to follow will be some photos of the set, more info about the day and lots of other details too! So stay tuned. It’s going to be brill!

P.S the advert airs in the UK this summer! ^_^ Yey!

Best wishes,

Allanah Claire

Elsa the Ice Queen Speed Art Video!

Hello there!
I had a slight change of plan this month. I got Frozen for my birthday (Early April) and decided to paint Elsa. I really loved her character in the film and just felt inspired to paint her...
Here is a link to the video...

I have prints of this painting in my Etsy store if you would like to buy one! Here is the link...

*Click here to buy a print*

 I really enjoyed painting this piece. It was fun and uplifting!

The music in the video is by Joel Sandberg he has a youtube channel and creates some really beautiful music on piano, here is the link to his youtube channel:- *click here* well worth a look!

In other news...

I am still working on my Benedict Cumberbatch video. I just want the video to be interesting and more exciting than my usual ones (I'm trying my best to get better at video editing so hopefully he will be worth the wait!)

I will Include my 2 little sketch studies for now! I hope you like them.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog,

Take care, all the best,

Allanah