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    I don’t have any formal art or art history training, so it’s really through research that I’ve come to discover so many great artists. As I’ve become more interested in art history, I’ve started to get the feeling that there’s a certain coherence to what I’m doing.

     

    That’s allowed me to look back and reflect on how I go about creating my art.

    Interview – Method

    Usually, I start with some sketches and try and create a particular mood. Those lead to rough drawings and I usually make several small vignettes on one or more pages...

    Interview - Les Trafiquants d'Art

    Well, I never had a master plan. I just wanted to do the best that I could on every level - drawing, printing, framing…

    Interview – Characters

    If I’m drawing Hendrix, there need to be splashes of ink all over my drafting table. In a way, I need to become Hendrix...

    Interview – Stories

    I think it’s easier to be drawn into the piece if you can associate to the character and put yourself in his shoes and, in a way, accompany him...

    Interview - Le Trou du Diable : The art of beer label

    I wanted to do something different, something with more of a “comic book” feel despite

    Le Trou du Diable ’s themes that are dark and hint towards danger...

    Interview – The Blue Dragon

    I needed to understand how to draw the main character, Pierre, so I cut my hair to look like him and I took pictures of myself to use as a reference...

    Interview - FEQ: Commemorative posters for the 50th edition

    I had a pretty clear idea of what I didn’t want but I knew I wanted something out of the ordinary...

    Interview – FEQ, a bass forred hot chili peppers

    It’s gonna get played ! - Flea ...

    interview - Je me souviendrai / I will remember

    While the tone is more politically motivated than usual, there is continuity with his other projects: the characters embody grand ideas and, as is often the case in the stories Fred tells, they’re being tested by a world that will make them grow.

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