Sunday, June 01, 2014

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!


 Allanah Claire - Sherlock Painting - RadioTimes

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.

 Allanah Claire Art - Sherlock - The Mirror

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 

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! :-)

 Allanah Claire's Etsy Store


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 14th 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