New Video - Kill Bill - Uma Thurman Painting

Hi peeps, Following on from my last blog post, here is my Uma Thurman Kill Bill painting video. I hope you enjoy it!

Thanks for watching :-) See you soon,  Xx 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 

An Inspiring Holiday!

Hi everyone!

It has been quite a while since I last created a blog entry; 

this is because I have been on holiday. I went to Costa Adeje in Tenerife and it was so beautiful there!

I feel very lucky that I got the chance to stay on such a beautiful island and I have come back inspired to create a painting including the different wildlife and flowers of Tenerife. 

(Above is a picture of me soaking up the sun!)

It has also been a while since I have picked up my paintbrushes but I feel ready to create a special art piece. I already have a rough idea of what I would like to do and I’m rather excited to bring it to fruition! 

I am going to start some watercolour paintings tonight as studies for the big piece I am planning so I will be updating my blog soon with the finished pieces! Until then... Here are a few of my holiday snaps so you can see why I'm so inspired! It is a truly beautiful place. I hope you enjoy them! :-)

Thank you for reading my blog, 

All the best;

Allanah Claire x