"We are like Young Volcanoes" - A little catch-up and a couple of canvases.

Hello hello hello!

I've had a pretty busy couple of weeks, in which I had my first exams (AHHH!) 

So I've spent most of my time trying to revise and attempting to cram information into my mind, so I was prepared(ish). Thank you to those of you who wished me luck! 

The exams went well, but I'm able to re-sit if I'm not happy with my grade. 

It was really strange to see how people reacted to the thought of an exam. Throughout the week, people would just be asking everybody "Have you revised?" on repeat.

People were so stressed about them, it was unbelievable. I just wanted to give everybody a hug to re-assure them that they were going to be okay! I found that having a dance to Beyoncé made everything better. 

If you have any exams coming up, don't worry, just revise and try your best. 

I know you're gonna do great! 

I re-discovered these pictures of some canvases I painted a while back & thought I should share them with you ☺

I love painting canvases, because I always find it really relaxing. I love choosing what colours to use, and what the characters are going to look like. I like to paint canvases for people when they're upset or ill, because I find it cheers them up a bit.

These are a pair of Canvases that I painted for my friend when she was going through a tough time.
They're both on display in her bedroom & that puts a smile on my face.

"I think a lot, but I don't say much." - Anne Frank
I was so happy with this canvas, the hair was inspired by Hayley Williams (Paramore) in the 'Riot!' days.

"We are like young volcanoes" - Fall Out Boy (Young Volcanoes)
This canvas is a portrait of my friend. I struggle to draw eyes, so I decided to draw her with her eyes shut.

"Weird is awesome!!!" (I realized after I had written this that I spelt weird wrong...)
I painted this canvas for my buddy Alice (I call her 'Little Fran')

How do you cope with Exams? Let me know in the comments ☺

I hope you all have a fantastic week, 

See you all soon,

Fran ♥

"Smells like Teen Spirit"

A while back, I decided to paint a canvas for an art project I was doing at the time.

I've been meaning to post it for a while now, but I realised I would have to write an amazingly detailed post to put alongside it! 

But here it is...

"Smells like Teen Spirit"

1. I decided to put green hair on this character and I gave her a pizza collar, because who doesn't love pizza?

2. I put Lady Rainicorn on the bottom of the canvas, because I love love LOVE Adventure Time!

3. I used Nirvana lyrics as a caption, because I included all my favourite things on this canvas.

4. This cloud was inspired by 'The Fault in our Stars' by John Green, a lovely, tear-worthy book.

5. Fall Out Boy are an awesome band and I decided to include them because I have great memories of singing along to their songs with my friends!

6. I used a garden background, because it was simple but colourful.

7. This cloud is inspired by Paramore's album 'Riot'. The artwork is so gorgeous and so are the songs.

8. This cloud is inspired by Pierce the Veil's album 'Collide with the Sky'. I enjoy listening to this album, so that's why I included it in my canvas.

So, I hope you enjoyed this post...

Words cannot express how proud I am of this canvas, it took me a whole weekend to complete!

Do you like my canvas? What are your favourite things?

Let me know in the comments below ^-^

Too Fab for You

'Too Fab for You'

I've always been drawn to bright hair colours.

Whether mermaid blues, fruity corals or toxic greens, they've always appealed to me. I feel that painting my characters with weird hair colours shows their quirky personalities.

I painted this canvas for a close-family relative who needed a bit of cheering up, so I hope she likes it. 

I mixed a pastel colour palette with a primary colour palette, but I think it's worked out well. It's bright, bold and I think the black outline makes it really stand out (So does the unicorn horn)!

During background painting..

Final Design

Please comment below your thoughts on my paintings!

I'm really overwhelmed by the fact that my blog has been viewed over 100 times, thank-you very much ♥

Leopard Print Coats & Gradient Skies

A couple of weeks ago, I bought a medium sized canvas and let my ideas explode onto it.

At the time, I was looking at Sashiko Yuen's artwork she creates under the name Wishcandy. 

Her piece 'Tender White' inspired me to paint a quirky character accompanied by a gradient sky background. 

"Leopard Print Coats & Gradient Skies"

This canvas took me around 3 hours to create and I began by sketching out a simple outline in order to make sure I could fit all my ideas on an A4 sized canvas.

Secondly, I began painting. I mostly used dark colours to create a 'grungy' vibe for my canvas, but then I decided to use a bright blue for my characters hair.

     

Finally, I added the details to my canvas:

• A leopard print coat
• Weirdo badge
• Two black and white toadstools

I hope you enjoyed this post, I hope to publish some more of my canvases soon.