Franshesca is a self-taught portrait artist living and working in the wild, inspiring hills of Topanga, California. Originally from Mexico City, she studied architecture and graphic design, where her love of structure met a passion for expressive form. Her work centers on large-scale portraits in watercolor, ink, and acrylic. These are intimate explorations of power, wisdom, and the complexity of being human. Drawn to fearlessness in people, Franshesca seeks to reveal what lies beneath the surface: lived experience, quiet strength, vulnerability, and truth. ​ Each portrait becomes a space of connection. Her subjects are not just sitters; they are companions in a shared process of storytelling, reflection, and recognition. ​ Painting is Franshesca’s practice of stillness and belief. Through it, she honors the richness of aging, the resilience of the body, and the presence of soul. Her work reflects a reverence for the past and a vision for a future charged with honesty, depth, and resilience.