A Delightful Chat With @blanchebees
10/15/2025
Have you ever wondered about the mind of an artist who draws lustful knights? I know I sure have! I decided to take a dive into what's going on in BlancheBees mind today, and she is seriously such a delight. I couldn't have asked for a better experience to serve as a re-introduction to freelance journalism. And if you're not following her already, you can follow her right here! Now, for starters..
Who is Blanchebees? Blanche is an artist reigning in from the beautiful country of Italy, with over nineteen thousand followers on Instagram, she's made quite the name for herself over these past five years. She's known best for her indulgent creative artwork, some pieces feature some characters from beloved series such as Riley Scotts "Alien'. You can find some sketches of 'Xenomorphs' scattered here and there between drawings of lovely bosoms of well-endowed maidens.
The Interview Itself: How did it come to fruition? Honestly, I just wanted to shoot my shot and ask Blanche, "Hey genuine question, how would you feel if a journalist reached out to you for an interview!" If you follow Blanche on Tumblr, you probably saw me ask that "anonymously", because I was too shy to ask directly through DM's. (For whatever reason!) But hey, we all have our ways of doing things. Regardless of how I could have asked, Blanche took up my offer and we began the interview almost right away.
The Beginning. Now, it's only common courtesy to ask "how are you?", so that was my first question. I won't be putting the details of that conversation here, but make sure you ask someone how they're doing whenever you can! Anyhow, my first official question was based around the pressure she feels regarding posting art online, and the conversation sprouts from there. (The following text will be transcripts straight from our conversation with small edits being made for grammatical purposes, along with notes in between segments.)
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 11:19 AM
S: "Do you feel like there’s a bit of pressure with following along with the trend of, let’s say for example, Kinktober?
Like, is there pressure to create an art piece for the prompt of the day? Or does it help with your art process?"
B: "A bit yes, especially when I see others. But also it happens, won't be the end of the world if i miss some days. I only get to do the prompts that I vibe with"
S: "I’m glad you can recognize that it’s okay to skip over some prompts you’re not particularly vibing with. I know some artists can feel immense pressure with month long challenges like this.
It does help to have that bit of extra “help” though, with prompts. It can assist with art block, but if you’re not feeling it, then you’re just not feeling it.Speaking of pressure, you do have quite a bit of a following both on Tumblr and Instagram. How does that feel to you, knowing you have such an audience? (I hope you’re genuinely proud!)"
B: "I am proud, I've come far after uh 5 years? I'm grateful for folks who actively support what I do. Unfortunately, those numbers don't equal with how many are truly active, which can be annoying, but it is what it is, what can you do in these trying times? There's still many who engage with my creations and me, it's nice. I do feel slightly some pressure and many eyes on me; it can be a lot. I've drawn in public and it's not easy to just ignore everyone around you."
(We've now gotten to the part where I decide to tell a story of how I examined images of dashing older men, while enjoying my time at a cafe. It's not necessarily important, but it's an entertaining story to include.)
S: "Agreed! Even talking on the phone in public is a struggle, I can’t imagine actively drawing in public.
Which honestly, I have a funny story for, speaking of. I remember I was creating a new character in public at some point, and I like to make Pinterest boards for visualization so I was at a cafe and I was like 'well, I could put one together quickly before I get back to work.'
The character was an older man, and well. When you look up hot older men in public, that’s not necessarily a great idea, considering so many people were walking around me and saw hairy chests of handsome older fellas."
(Yeah, I don't know how I got the confidence to do such a thing. Regardless, let's continue with the interview. We'll cut ahead here, but in between question segments we discussed movies. Of course, 'Alien' was brought up, as was 'Phantom Of The Paradise')
S: "Would you say that media like Alien and Knightfall are your biggest inspirations for your art?"
B: "I wouldn't say that, more like occasional interests. Knightfall is just a silly game, the spark perhaps that started the fire?"
S: "Do you have anything that inspires you, more than anything, when it comes to art? Or is it just inspiration that flows within yourself, instead of something from the outside?"
B: "A lot of things inspire me. Longing, lust, love, yearning. My own feelings, first. Then media around me, fellow artists. If there's something i want to see, i make it up, if i can, if my skills allow it in the moment."
S: "I think that’s a really good baseline for your inspiration, the three big L’s especially! As humans, longing and lust make up love(Kinda! Wow I’m feeling poetic today, someone tell me to put down the copy of “Love Is Just Sex Misspelled”, by Harlan Ellison!)
Nonetheless, those feelings really empower imagination, and your passion really shows in your pieces! It’s truly admirable.When you see emotions portrayed through art, it makes the piece more personal. And that’s something AI could never copy.
With AI becoming more prominent in society, I can only imagine how that makes you feel. It’s not really thrilling to know that a fraction of our jobs could be just taken from us, at any point in time."
B: "I'm glad it does show! I wasn't always as open to show such feelings, i guess i am getting more comfortable.
I can't fathom someone making 'Ai art' and feel proud of it when there's no journey to get to the finished creation. And also not feel guilty, knowing Ai has scraped so many arts from other people. It is demoralizing whenever someone says "Oh but it's the future, deal with it". I think I'll just keep dunking on you, loser." (That last sentence is one of my favorite quotes from the interview, hands down.) I could create whenever and wherever, with just my finger in the sand but what about you? You don't have your precious computer to generate it."
S: "Any form of art should be a personal developmental journey, not just four words typed into a generator to create slop. It’s just really demotivating to see AI “art” literally everywhere now, even on places like Tumblr and Pinterest.
Thankfully there are options to “turn off ai art” but the content itself shouldn’t even be there in the first place, it’s very sad."
B: "There's so many more approaches to art than just throw input at computer, one eventually has to get tired!
You're stuck with that method but i can use so many medias and tools, it is very rewarding to learn new ways and make it work! As you said, developmental journey, so many decisions to take and different approaches one can take, yet the computer takes those decisions from you.
They're becoming lazy and greedy, it'll be their own undoing."
S: "Most certainly, I couldn’t agree more. I know real art will always win in the end, and maybe that’s just me being too optimistic but it just, literally has to! We are nothing without any form of art, music, drawing, writing, whatever it may be. It’s a form of individuality, and if we let a computer take over it, then it loses its meaning as a whole."
B: "Nothing wrong with such optimism, we need it."
S: I’m glad you agree, we really do need it. Especially since there are so many artists giving up on pursuing their dreams, I say push on and persist.
Since we're at the end of the interview here, are there any last bits of advice or just overall notes you’d like the audience to hear?"
B: "Just like you said, persist and keep on creating, you shall see improvement! Put your passion into it, that's all I can say!"
And that last part, my friends, is so important to keep in mind. Not because it came out of my mouth and Blanche agreed and reinstated it, but because so many artists are losing hope in their craft, with the uprising threat of AI. Do not stop creating. Whatever you're involved with, whether it's drawing, composing music, or writing an article like I'm doing right now. What you're doing is important, do not give up.
Thank you again to Blanche for taking me up on my last-minute offer for an interview, she was an absolute delight to speak to. And thank you reading.
