The Bonster Truck

22/10/2025

🩷 The Thistle Crown 🩷

So here’s how this one came to life! I was handed this gloriously extra ornate gold frame (no glass, but plenty of attitude) with a tiny old oil painting living its best life inside. I gently peeled (I.e the poor oil painting did not survive this process) that painting off the backing board like a little art gremlin on a mission.

Now, here’s the thing: I hate painting backgrounds. Hate it. Loathe it. I’d rather wrestle a spider in the shower. So, I’ve been brainstorming (read: complaining) about how to cheat my way out of painting them forever.

Then came divine intervention via the op shop. I spot a floral tea towel. A lightbulb moment. I slathered Mod Podge over that backing board, glued the tea towel down, and BAM background done. Zero pain, all gain. Then came my thistle girl, blooming right over the top like she owned the place. As I painted The Thistle Crown, I also wrote a poem to go with her the words and the art grew together, each feeding the other until she felt complete.

Honestly, I think this might be my favourite painting I’ve ever made. You can see The Thistle Crown in person at House VanChaos Gallery, 44 Skinner Street.

Love her as much as I do? She’s looking for a forever home for $300, available right there in the gallery or message me and I can post her to you (carefully, I promise).

27/09/2025

So… I’m braving the outside and setting up my very first market stall on Saturday 19th of October from 10am until 2pm in Skinner Street, South Grafton! 🛍️

Come down, pop in, say hello, buy a thing (or just laugh at me nervously trying to look professional). You’ll find me hiding in the shade, because me and the sun have a very volatile relationship, mostly the sun doing sun stuff and me turning into a violently bright shade of pink.

Honestly, what did I expect with a name like Bonnie Grant… possibly the most Scottish name on the planet. SPF 1000 couldn’t save me. Pray for me.

I will have originals of all sizes (because size really does matter), some stickers and maybe some t-shirts if the post man arrives on time 💌 You can also browse my online shop and make custom orders.

Come keep me ✨company✨have a stickybeak, and help me make my first market stall a little less terrifying and way more spooky! 👻

11/09/2025

While I was sitting in the Fish Bowl on Wednesday, I got asked to do a super interesting commission. Sketching up a man described in a 1926 police gazette arrest warrant. 👀 As a lifelong true crime lover, this one hits an extra-interesting nerve for me. Definitely not my usual style but I am excited to give it a red hot go.

For anyone wondering YES, I do take commissions of almost anything. I did pet portraits as a side hustle for a long time (the OG followers will remember these times).

BUT – I reserve the right to say no if:
⚡ it’s not my style or something I feel like I could not produce to a high standard (being a perfectionist is hard sometimes)
⚡ you want me to directly copy another artist’s work
⚡ my cup is already overflowing (I do still have a big girl job)
⚡ or if it just plain doesn’t spark my interest

So if you’ve got something you want to be painted or drawn (either digitally or old fashioned analogue). Throw it my way, send me a message and we can have a little chat about it!

Always happy to bring strange ideas and art to life 🖤

xoxo
The Bonster Truck 🛻🖤

09/09/2025

08/09/2025

“Gag Reflex” (sorry Mum🥲)

I painted this piece live in The Fish Bowl on Saturday at the House of Van Chaos Gallery (44 Skinner Street, South Grafton).

She’s spiked, chained, and grinning her way through the neon void.

✨ Prints start at $25
✨ Stickers start at $9
✨ Original framed painting is $300 (message me or pop into the gallery to claim it).
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➡️ Snag a sticker here: https://thebonstertruck.myshopify.com/products/gag-reflex-sticker

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The Bonster Truck

07/09/2025

A little look into The Bonster Truck's Garage. I am very excited to have been able to set up my art desk just the way I wanted it 🖤 Let me know if you want a more extensive tour - there are lots of things in this room 😂