Ellen McCann is a Westmeath born, Galway-based illustrator behind Nelle Illustrations. She's been gaining a lot of attention in the last year for her work, and lots of famous faces have taken notice of this woman's talent including *ahem* : Jennifer Lopez, Chrissy Teigen , Lily Collins, Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Michael Costello (fashion designer to A-listers such as Beyonce), Lancome, Maybelline, Roberto Cavalli and Atsuko Kudo, to name a few. Impressive right? Well it gets better. Ellen received an email recently on behalf of Kim Kardashian West herself requesting her artwork be used on her popular app and website. At first, Ellen thought it was a joke, but it became clear that the email was serious. What an amazing achievement!

Have you seen my art on Kimkardashianwest.com? Still very grateful that Kim Kardashian wanted my art to be featured on her website & app! ? So to celebrate I'm gonna do a #giveaway ? To be in with a chance of winning some of my prints, all you have to do is ? screenshot my art on Kimkardashianwest.com & share it on Instagram or Twitter using the #nelleillustrations. Don't forget to tag me also (@Nelle1717) so I can pick a winner! ? Tag 2 friends and let them know!

A photo posted by Nelle - Artist (@nelle1717) on Mar 24, 2016 at 6:04pm PDT

I can finally reveal some BIG news. ? Someone got in contact with me a few weeks ago on behalf of Kim Kardashian West saying how much Kim loves my illustrations and wants to use them on her website and app! Not only that she wanted MY art to be the primary leading image. ?? I'm extremely flattered. You can go to KimKanyeWest.com to see more of my illustrations featured on her site. I'm also extremely flattered to be mentioned alongside other talented artists like @hayden_williams and @ponyy_boyy ?? I work very hard on all my pieces so it's nice when it finally pays off. ? A photo posted by Nelle - Artist (@nelle1717) on Mar 22, 2016 at 2:41pm PDT

Ellen told us: "I work very hard on all of my illustrations. I spend hours on end creating art each and every day so it's nice when the hard work pays off. It gives me the drive to keep going. " "I still find it hard to believe Kim Kardashian request my art. She also included artwork from Hayden Williams and Ponyy Boyy, two well established fashion illustrators, so it was even more of a shock when she chose my illustrations to be the primary artwork for the article. It's all very exciting and has since created more opportunities for me." Images via Instagram/@nelle1717