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On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Renee French.We discuss how she first got into making alternative comics, her transition into gallery work and learning to paint, her recent exploration into printmaking, and a whole lot more!Also mentioned in this episode: Penn Jillette, Françoise Mouly, Scott Teplin, Adam Baumgold Fine Art, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Beinart Gallery, Naoto Hattori, Steven Weber, and Emma Booth.Follow Renee:Instagram: @reneefrenchFollow the Show:Website: artaffairspodcast.comPatreon: artaffairsInstagram: @artaffairspodcastFacebook: @artaffairspodcastTwitter: @art_affairs

<p>On this episode of Art Affairs, i talk with, artist, Renee French.</p><p>We discuss how she first got into making alternative comics, her transition into gallery work and learning to paint, her recent exploration into printmaking, and a whole lot more!</p><p>Also mentioned in this episode: <a href="https://pennandteller.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Penn Jillette</a>, <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/francoise-mouly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Françoise Mouly</a>, <a href="https://teplin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scott Teplin</a>, <a href="https://www.adambaumgoldfineart.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Adam Baumgold Fine Art</a>, <a href="https://laluzdejesus.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">La Luz de Jesus Gallery</a>, <a href="https://beinart.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beinart Gallery</a>, <a href="https://www.naotohattori.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Naoto Hattori</a>, Steven Weber, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emmalovesluna/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emma Booth</a>.</p><h3>Follow Renee:</h3><ul><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reneefrench/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@reneefrench</a></li></ul><h3>Follow the Show:</h3><ul><li>Website: <a href="https://artaffairspodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">artaffairspodcast.com</a></li><li>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/artaffairs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">artaffairs</a></li><li>Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/artaffairspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@artaffairspodcast</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/artaffairspodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@artaffairspodcast</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/art_affairs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@art_affairs</a></li></ul>

Art Affairs 039 - Renee French

Born in the US and currently living in Australia, Renee French is an artist acclaimed for her hundreds, if not thousands, of drawings in the form of original works, art books, graphic novels, underground comix and children’s books which she has created over the last 25 years. Her art has been exhibited in solo shows in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo (several which sold out) as well as in many group shows. And now there is a waiting list for her paintings. They are effectively sold before they are started even though she has only been painting full time for a year. Free from the restrictions of narrative, she now paints characters whose images speak for themselves; a mummified bunny, a cute chihuahua, a bird with an elongated beak and bulging eyes, a raccoon smoking a cigarette. French’s imagination brings to life these creatures which stare out at the viewer with soulful eyes. French has over 100,000 followers on Instagram, many who tune in to her live video feeds where she paints and answers questions about her process and technique – often with a TV series like Neighbours or Blue Heelers playing in the background. You’ll often see her works labelled with the hashtags ‘pop surrealism’ and ‘low brow art’ on Instagram – art movements which have been influenced by surrealism and popular culture. We spent hours talking and laughing and this interview starts at the relatively recent point when she decided to learn to paint.  We talk about  Instagram, why Australia made her want to be a painter, galleries in the age of the world wide web and lots more. Press ‘play’ below the feature photo above to hear the interview. See a short video of Renee French’s work from the Talking with Painters YouTube channel below. Upcoming events  Exhibition at Beinart Gallery, Melbourne, November 2018  Links to things and people we talk about on the show  Renee French on Instagram Renee French at Adam Baumgold Gallery Renee French blog Julian Ashton Art School Brett Whiteley Baby Bjornstrand Ben Smith Nick Stathopoulos on Talking with Painters Alla prima painting The Archibald prize David Gulpilil by Craig Ruddy (Archibald prize winner 2004) Neighbours Blue Heelers A Country Practice All Saints Gregory Jacobsen Suzanne Archer on Talking with Painters Martin Sacks La Luz de Jesus Gallery Giant Robot Store Beinart Gallery  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30I_4tf6vg8 ‘The Peepers’, 2018, acrylic on panel, 5″ x 5″ ‘Chihuahua No 112’, acrylic on pane, 6″ x 6″ ‘Nessie’, 2018, acrylic on panel, 5″ x 5″ Work in progress, acrylic on panel, 6″ x 6″

<h4>Born in the US and currently living in Australia, Renee French is an artist acclaimed for her hundreds, if not thousands, of drawings in the form of original works, art books, graphic novels, underground comix and children’s books which she has created over the last 25 years.</h4> <p>Her art has been exhibited in solo shows in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo (several which sold out) as well as in many group shows. And now there is a waiting list for her paintings. They are effectively sold before they are started even though she has only been painting full time for a year.</p> <p>Free from the restrictions of narrative, she now paints characters whose images speak for themselves; a mummified bunny, a cute chihuahua, a bird with an elongated beak and bulging eyes, a raccoon smoking a cigarette. French’s imagination brings to life these creatures which stare out at the viewer with soulful eyes.</p> <p>French has over 100,000 followers on Instagram, many who tune in to her live video feeds where she paints and answers questions about her process and technique – often with a TV series like Neighbours or Blue Heelers playing in the background.</p> <p>You’ll often see her works labelled with the hashtags ‘pop surrealism’ and ‘low brow art’ on Instagram – art movements which have been influenced by surrealism and popular culture.</p> <p>We spent hours talking and laughing and this interview starts at the relatively recent point when she decided to learn to paint.  We talk about  Instagram, why Australia made her want to be a painter, galleries in the age of the world wide web and lots more.</p> <p>Press ‘play’ below the feature photo above to hear the interview.</p> <p>See a short video of Renee French’s work from the Talking with Painters YouTube channel below.</p> <h4>Upcoming events</h4> <ul> <li>Exhibition at <a href="https://beinart.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beinart Gallery</a>, Melbourne, November 2018</li> </ul> <h4>Links to things and people we talk about on the show</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reneefrench/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Renee French on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="http://adambaumgoldgallery.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Renee French at Adam Baumgold Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="http://reneefrench.blogspot.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Renee French blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://julianashtonartschool.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Julian Ashton Art School</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Whiteley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brett Whiteley</a></li> <li><a href="http://koyamapress.com/projects/baby-bjornstrand/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baby Bjornstrand</a></li> <li><a href="https://bensmithartist.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ben Smith</a></li> <li><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2016/09/15/ep-7-nick-stathopoulos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nick Stathopoulos on Talking with Painters</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-on-wet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alla prima painting</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Archibald prize</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2004/27945/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Gulpilil by Craig Ruddy (Archibald prize winner 2004)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighbours" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neighbours</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Heelers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blue Heelers</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Country_Practice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Country Practice</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints_(TV_series)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">All Saints</a></li> <li><a href="http://gregoryjacobsen.com/2017.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gregory Jacobsen</a></li> <li><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2017/05/11/ep-22-suzanne-archer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Suzanne Archer on Talking with Painters</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sacks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martin Sacks</a></li> <li><a href="http://laluzdejesus.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">La Luz de Jesus Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.giantrobot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Giant Robot Store</a></li> <li><a href="https://beinart.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beinart Gallery</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30I_4tf6vg8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30I_4tf6vg8</a></p> <p>‘The Peepers’, 2018, acrylic on panel, 5″ x 5″</p> <p>‘Chihuahua No 112’, acrylic on pane, 6″ x 6″</p> <p>‘Nessie’, 2018, acrylic on panel, 5″ x 5″</p> <p>Work in progress, acrylic on panel, 6″ x 6″</p>

Ep 39: Renee French

Renee French and Dan Berry talk about getting into a project, falling in love with drawing tools, where ideas come from and how they incubate. Get over to Patreon right this second to help support the show!

<p><a href="http://reneefrench.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Renee French</a> and <a href="http://www.thingsbydan.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dan Berry</a> talk about getting into a project, falling in love with drawing tools, where ideas come from and how they incubate.</p> <p><a href="http://www.patreon.com/makethentell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get over to Patreon right this second to help support the show!</a></p>

The first time I interviewed Renee French, was very early in the Inkstuds days. Thankfully I didn’t scare her off and she agreed to come back and catch up. Her latest book, H-Day seems like a new step in her work, really taking it to a new and wonderful place. She also has new work that has been serialized in Fantagraphics anthology, Mome.

<p>The first time I interviewed <a href="http://reneefrench.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Renee French</a>, was very early in the Inkstuds days. Thankfully I didn’t scare her off and she agreed to come back and catch up. Her latest book, <a href="http://www.pictureboxinc.com/products/727-h-day" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">H-Day</a> seems like a new step in her work, really taking it to a new and wonderful place. She also has new work that has been serialized in Fantagraphics anthology, <a href="http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&amp;page=shop.browse&amp;category_id=472&amp;Itemid=62" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mome</a>.</p>