[1] Renouf creates minimalist abstract paintings and drawings developed from her close attention to subtle properties of materials, such as the woven threads in linen canvas and the flax and cotton fibers of paper.
While earning her MFA, Renouf studied with several visiting artists including Richard Pousette-Dart, Carl Andre, and Jack Tworkov.
She carefully removes threads from her canvases which she then reapplies, adds pigment, and then finally sands down the applied medium to bring the alterations she has made to the forefront.
[7] This process and composition is based on a grid, an important element in Renouf's practice, but her method of removing and reapplying threads allows her to introduce curves to her paintings that gives them a more organic structure.
[4][10] She divides her time between her studios in Paris and Washington Depot, Connecticut, with her husband, the French and American composer, Alain Middleton.