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Joëlle Laramée
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To collectors of my paintings :)

Tue Aug 18, 2009, 8:20 AM
Dearest collectors and fans,

Because i know that some of my paintings command a price that many cannot afford easily and especially because i wish for anyone to be in a position to enjoy them without worries about a one time out of pocket purchase, i am now accepting reasonable installments payments for my art.

This means that anyone can now be the proud owner of my erotic art ( or even a commissioned piece ). So, don't miss out on this opportunity, you can start or add to your collection.

You can contact through this group or through my website email at: joelle@circesart.com ( mention my offer ).

warm regards,

Circé

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  • Listening to: the voice in my head saying: i see naked people.
  • Reading: How to piss off the religious right
  • Watching: angels fornicate
  • Playing: with my femme pitchfork
  • Eating: roasted Missionaries and sins
  • Drinking: Sex, Sex, Sex

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My artwork looks at the female body, mind and sense of empowerment. I enjoy creating erotic art and this in turn allows me to comment on social, political, cultural and sexist ways women and all females are perceived. I attempt to speak on the violence done to women as well as the beauty of femininity. My work tried to reproduce familiar concepts of the nude and the female erotic while inserting new elements such as political and anti oppression narratives, commentaries and symbology.

I create my erotic art from the inside out, as a woman born with a biological condition called transsexuality, i have had to come into my own as a female through much hardships. My path towards re-claiming my femininity and sense of womanhood was a struggle, and emotional pain, a constant reminder of society’s misogynistic and sexist attitude towards women in general and specifically towards females such as i. I think that my life experiences have given me a unique perspective, one that i try to share with all. I am passionate on many issues but i am generally even more vocal when it comes to women and the treatment they are sadly often subjected to because of abusive and oppressive stereotypes and prejudices born of patriarchy.

For the past three years, my art has involved the creation of a celebration of females in all their multifaceted splendor and beauty. I have put over a year in painting and drawing a series of pieces just about vaginas, because i felt they deserved celebrating and respect and honor. I have had a few shows in which my vagina paintings were showcased. Of course, i was influenced by plays, books, friends and especially from the fact that i had to have corrective surgery in order to finally have my own vagina. I had to work a lot and go through so many hurdles and barriers to finally be in a position to have my body aligned with my brain to be whole. It is probably clear by now that i am a feminist and that i do what i can to empower everything female.

I am also a queer woman, known for my penchant for the female erotic for which i give no apology, i simply love females. I think that speaking out through my art is what i should be doing. I am influenced by all the great women of the past and present, be they known by all or admired and known only to me.

I draw and paint in a realistic style and my training as an artist consists of five years in a private art school in Montreal, Canada, otherwise i am self taught. It is important to me that i broach topics deemed taboo or not for polite company as i take comfort and satisfaction from all the artists of the past who created erotic art. I have had paintings in various Erotic Art Shows and Events, in Canada as well as in the USA. Many will note that my paintings are somewhat reminiscent of the old masters, this is because i have always had a profound love of their work.

My art has won awards and has found homes in many private collections. I live in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, surrounded by beautiful mountains and lakes, my two cats Violet and Corky and the love of my life.

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  • Current Residence: Canada
  • Interests: art, drawing, painting, erotica,women, feminism, books, my married life.
  • Favourite movie: Underworld 1,2 ands 3
  • Favourite genre of music: all kinds but i'm a Disco girl at heart :)
  • Favourite artist: all the old masters
  • Favourite poet or writer: Rimbauld, Poe
  • Favourite photographer: i know some very good ones ;)
  • Favourite style of art: realism, impressionism
  • Tools of the Trade: brushes, oil paint, charcoal, pastels

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*BRipin 6 days 23 hours ago
Thank you Joelle for taking the time to look at Leaning Ric and putting him into your faves. Barrie

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~Circe1 6 days 21 hours ago
Hi Barrie, :)

I'm on a mission to complete as many paintings as i can before my Solo show next May, hehe. As usual, i enjoy your drawings.

J
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*BRipin 6 days 21 hours ago
Great Joelle! Can"t wait to seem them roll off. And, best wishes on your solo, wish I were closer to see it - hope you post something about it. Barrie

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*BRipin Jul 18, 2009, 4:36:21 AM
Thank you for the very nice comment and fave of my Sun hat Joëlle, much appreciated. Barrie

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~Circe1 Jul 19, 2009, 5:28:41 AM
It' s a wonderful piece and i enjoyed admiring it. :)
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*BRipin Jun 8, 2009, 4:49:30 AM
I just went on a Joëlle fave spree, don't know why I haven't faved these before and more (I used some self-restraint, as I could have faved almost all of them). Some of your best paintings images are kind of small, wish they were larger to see them better on screen. Wonderful gallery Joëlle.

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~Circe1 Jun 8, 2009, 8:01:23 AM
Thank you very much Barrie :) I am glad you liked the pastel, i sometimes indulge. I think i uploaded web images so not the high res ones that i have on my website at: [link]

warm hugs,

Joëlle
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*BRipin Jun 8, 2009, 2:15:46 PM
I took a look - Very nice website you have going there!

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~Circe1 Jun 9, 2009, 5:22:02 AM
Thank you Barrie. The quality of images are better there and allows one to get a better idea.
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*BRipin Jun 9, 2009, 12:05:53 PM
This sounds like a sensible approach, as your personal site is less likely to be abused than dAs.

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