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“Beauty is everywhere” The art of Randi Antonsen
Michael Berry inquires into the motivations and inspirations of this compelling artist
“Art is fun…art is pure jo...
“Beauty is everywhere” The art of Randi Antonsen
Michael Berry inquires into the motivations and inspirations of this compelling artist
“Art is fun…art is pure joy!” says Randi Antonsen, a free-form artist who knowingly breaks artistic conventions by transcending visual stereotypes, eclectically borrowing across art-styles, psychology and fashionable trends to directly communicate with her viewing audience at both an aesthetic and deeply psychological level.
The essence and sapience of Randi’s art is that it appears to function from a certain ability to free associate imagery and impressions, to borrow from here and there as the inclination strikes, to appropriate images from contemporary culture or from her fertile memory, and then scramble them, snip and paste them exploiting the “fruits of chance”; she recycles to “express whatever I want, to make an artistic statement”, and to find a physical manifestation of her original take on the ordering of her perceptions by smashing the pervading politic of modern press media across the board – including many presumptions about art practice and outcome.
And to make coherent sense out of all of this constant visual input that so dominates our minds is no mean feat. It takes immense energy, dedication and a capacity to be influenced without being swallowed up by, or becoming a preacher of, those visions.
She cites among her inspirers Frances of Assisi, Leonardo da Vinci, Jules Verne, Marie Curie, Vermeer, Carl Gustav Jung, Aldous Huxley and Andy Warhol.
Randi is certainly not mainstream in her approach to her art-making. Rather, she allows herself to be influenced by grace and beauty on the one hand, and also its opposite aspect ugliness on the other, albeit simultaneously.
So in her quiet way she redefines the conventional polarizing divide – the schism between conventional beauty and ugliness – by editing pictorial and graphic aspects of both and then combining them together in the one picture plane narrative, thus arriving at a previously unseen harmony.
“I always had a well developed imagination. As a child I often disappeared into a world of my own…I have this ability to see things from new angles…this has been useful for me to survive in the world,” she explains.
While at school she insightfully saw the connection between every subject, and often mixed different subjects to show the similarity and mutuality in and between each one of them. The buds of a truly holistic approach to cognisance and comprehension of moral culture were revealing themselves.
This precocious agility of Randi’s thinking, reflective state and emotion – that is her readiness to stand alone – has given rise to the fluency and panache with which she speaks visually through her artistic creations, communicating her deep passion for life on many levels while still being fully engaged with the immense spirit of livingness – of being alive.
“I mix every force that speaks to me one way or the other – I use my dreams to make art!”, she says.”
Not limited to any one medium of expression or one source of inspiration, Randi is so flexible in her graphic intelligence and its accompanying practical skills that she frequently works across the media of digital, fashion, illustration, intaglio and graphic printing, acrylic on canvas, collage and pure drawing, and is known to borrow at whim in a type of anarchic art style one-upmanship.
She fractures known images, deconstructs, disassociates and eviscerates them from their initial coherent picture plane sanctity, and then pastiches each fragment into an invigorated context where meanings, undertones and previous assumptions are reborn to satisfy the spatial, pictorial and design whim of her learned and fruitful imaginings. This random process creates a type of sensory jarring as typified by the surrealistic notion of “improbable association” to achieve a complete liberty of the unconscious as a kind of dream reality; to jolt the viewer out of ordinary perceptive complacency by changing the visual rules, and for the viewer to then have to in turn recalibrate their accepted daily reality to accommodate this new information.
This however is but one side of her equation. Randi also exquisitely and faithfully renders realistic detail and anatomical correctness, as evidenced in her remarkable series of drawings entitled “The future is open” where she runs the gauntlet between the polished skill of fine art and the raw chance of sophisticated doodling.
Hers is a classical art sensibility heightened by her willingness to dive into the cold light of modern and contemporary art innovation and arise on the other side in the clarity of the reborn.
This aspect is best witnessed in her delightful sketchy paintings of birds manifest in a thread of running skipping line at once tracing form, contour and full volume in a serious flowing of loopy linearity with great depth and subtle compositional expertise prior to colour taking their avian evocation to full-throttle.
Randi is also an art teacher and designer of theatre sets and costuming, as well as posters, validating her claim that “imagination is a useful creative power to humans – it is an instinct for survival – the subconscious is an eternal source to me, it brings to light the very mystery in my life…my recent pictures are about love and aspects of love (as always).”
“There is beauty everywhere. I look for it wherever I go and let it affect me,” she adds.
Randi Antonsen has a broad experience in art. She has exhibited her art in Norway, Sweden, Belgium, England, Hungary, Russia and US. Randi has a carefree but fully engaged approach to life and art. She finds inspiration in the smallest of things because she sees with these inquisitive and always looking for magic eyes. Her work incorporates many approaches and mediums all in one; but then so does life. She is always willing to flow with new life and change her art with it. Overall she brings to her work one consistent phrase and that is this energy of the mixing of lifes varied forces; as in nature, as in life, as in art.
 
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robinmermaid
Posted: August 21, 2010
thank u for taking time to star me!
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robinmermaid
Replied: August 21, 2010
i really appreciate u taking the time to look at my art- I am loving yours
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claravox
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thank you :-)
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schaussahm
Posted: August 21, 2010
Dear Rani Antonson.
Thanks for the stars. Let me tell you, that for me you are perhaps the strongest artist on blue canvas at all. Every time I visit your site or homepage, I am full of admiration.
Your never ending repertoire of forms, the use of colours, your freedom of expression. Your work should be shown at the great galeries and museums of the world and if I were the kurator, I would invite you to the next documenta.
Ilove all your paintings and drawings but would prefer the ones that are totally abstract. But I can understand that these animals and houses come very strong to your mind, because you live in that wonderful country.
I made that hurtigruten trip last winter. If I were younger, I could imagine to live in Norway.
All the best for you
and may your creativity- last forever
Wilfried Schaus-Sahm
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claravox
Replied: August 21, 2010
Thank you for your beautiful words about my art! I will keep them close to my heart and never forget them. I will let them work in me so that they become a greater reality. I hope you will come to Norway and visit one of my exhibitions. Or maybe we'll meet at Documenta? Who knows? :-) I wish you all the best. Randi
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pinturagestual
Posted: August 20, 2010
freedom exercise to look at ur work. and im loving it.. congrats
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claravox
Replied: August 21, 2010
cool :-)
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aleksijus23
Posted: August 13, 2010
thank you
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micahbrooks
Posted: August 11, 2010
Thanks for the stars! Your gallery is excellent.
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michellealexander
Replied: August 12, 2010
Thanks very, very much! You are so welcome for the stars :)
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michellealexander
Replied: August 12, 2010
DOH...I thought I was signing my page feedback...SO Sorry Claravox! (very embarrassed grin)
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claravox
Replied: August 12, 2010
it's ok :-)
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rogergordon
Posted: August 07, 2010
Mmmmh! I love your work, you have a wonderful sense of color, inventiveness and joy; sprinkled with a touch of whimsey.
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claravox
Replied: August 08, 2010
Thanks a lot! Great to read! :-)
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goomoontwo
Posted: August 07, 2010
rock'n work
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claravox
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thanks!
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brinoism
Posted: August 04, 2010
Your work is very alive and now, almost street art
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claravox
Replied: August 08, 2010
:) thanks!
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michellealexander
Posted: August 03, 2010
Thanks for the star! :)
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claravox
Replied: August 08, 2010
you are very welcome
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toddfreeman
Posted: July 29, 2010
thanks for your interest! i really like your playing card motif- i enjoying knowing these are all small & carefully crafted. congrats on your publication!
http://www.toddfreeman.net
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claravox
Replied: July 29, 2010
you have incredibly beautiful work! thanks for sharing
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montezuma
Posted: July 25, 2010
Thought provoking, energetic and visually stimulating work. Inspirational stuff...wow!
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claravox
Replied: July 26, 2010
Thanks a lot! Great to read! :-)
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eitan
Posted: July 20, 2010
thank you very much for the stars
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claravox
Replied: July 21, 2010
:-) I think it's me who should thank you, eitan!
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biddi
Posted: July 20, 2010
Gratulerer så mye med den flotte omtalen i Bluecanvas magasinet; det har du virkelig fortjent...
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claravox
Replied: July 20, 2010
tusen takk, biddi! Det ble jeg virkelig glad for!
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littlemine
Posted: July 18, 2010
Thank You so much Clara.. I love your style, very expressive and unique !
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rileybyrnes
Posted: July 14, 2010
My new stuff is up hope you enjoy I am so enthralled by your installation art. I think it is beautiful when art leaves the canvas. Thanks a million. Have a wonderful day.
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michellealexander
Posted: July 10, 2010
Thank you for the stars...your feedback is greatly appreciated. (Love your work!)
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northprime
Posted: July 06, 2010
excellent link.
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claravox
Replied: July 07, 2010
thank you!
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rileybyrnes
Posted: July 01, 2010
When I reflect in the future about artists who inspired me I think you will be like #3 on the list.
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claravox
Replied: July 02, 2010
wow! Cool!! Thats a great compliment! .....and who are the lucky no.1 and 2. ? :-)))
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rileybyrnes
Replied: July 04, 2010
Jackson Pollock and Salvador Dalhi.
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rileybyrnes
Replied: July 04, 2010
You are just bold and unconventional. I feel like your content with this.
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claravox
Replied: July 04, 2010
rileybyrnes - you made my day :-)
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rileybyrnes
Replied: July 05, 2010
Well you made mine from the first glance of the cover of bluecanvas #4 had it not been for you this magazine would have been mediocre. Thank you for being so great. Your art work left me spell bound. pleasure talking with you.
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claravox
Replied: July 06, 2010
...I don't know what to say...I'm just very happy you enjoy my work...:-)
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rileybyrnes
Replied: July 06, 2010
I will stop occupying your message board now. Thanks for your art, words, and stars. You've made my day. Thank you.
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claravox
Replied: July 06, 2010
no,no :-) I enjoy your comments! I am are not used to such great complimest, so I get a bit wordless by it :-)
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rileybyrnes
Replied: July 06, 2010
That is suprising to me I understand the wordlessness, but I did not want to become annoying or anything like that. So I will stay in touch. Also this week I am updating with some new stuff be sure to check it out it would mean so much. Have a wonderful day.
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rileybyrnes
Replied: July 06, 2010
That is suprising to me I understand the wordlessness, but I did not want to become annoying or anything like that. So I will stay in touch. Also this week I am updating with some new stuff be sure to check it out it would mean so much. Have a wonderful day.
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claravox
Replied: July 06, 2010
great - I will check it out! ..have a lovely night - R
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jaemecase
Posted: July 01, 2010
thank you for all the stars!!!
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claravox
Replied: July 02, 2010
you are very welcome, jaemecase
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zareh
Posted: June 30, 2010
Congratulations for being published in Issue 4, you deserve. Have a pleasant day.
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claravox
Replied: June 30, 2010
thanks, zareh! I will.
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thomaschristopherhaag
Posted: June 27, 2010
i'm impressed every time i check in on your work, randi. simply stunning.
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claravox
Replied: June 28, 2010
Oh! Thanks a lot!!! :-))
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thomaschristopherhaag
Posted: June 27, 2010
i'm impressed every time i check in on your work, randi. simply stunning.
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senecal
Posted: June 21, 2010
Hey, Congratulations!
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claravox
Replied: June 21, 2010
thank you, senecal !
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razamirza
Posted: May 31, 2010
very nice artwork, i like it.
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loripratico
Posted: May 31, 2010
Gorgeous!
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mariawiley
Posted: May 29, 2010
Thanks for the welcome Randi!! cheers, Maria
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thomaschristopherhaag
Posted: May 28, 2010
beautiful work. always a pleasure to see new work from you.
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claravox
Replied: May 29, 2010
thank you,thomaschristopherhaag!
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bart_schouteten
Posted: May 27, 2010
Thanks for the appreciation, love your works as well:-)
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claravox
Replied: May 28, 2010
thanks!
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marialareu
Posted: May 26, 2010
thank you for the stars!!!!!!!!!. i llike your work too!!!!!!!!
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claravox
Replied: May 26, 2010
muchas gracias!
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pooky
Posted: May 25, 2010
BTW...THANK YOU so much for all those lovely stars.
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claravox
Replied: May 26, 2010
your welcome:)
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pooky
Posted: May 25, 2010
Ooh, I found ya! Bought #4 when I saw YOUR beautiful painting on its cover! Needed ideas and there was no way I could get a different magazine. Great job, congrats, love your work!
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claravox
Replied: May 25, 2010
Thank you very much, pooky!
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pooky
Replied: May 25, 2010
Sure thing! You deserve all this mega-praise!
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carlosmaneiro
Posted: May 24, 2010
Ja!
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claravox
Replied: May 24, 2010
Ja!
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carlosmaneiro
Replied: May 26, 2010
Ja indeed! I saw your work on the last issue of BC in detail on a flight back to Venezuela from the U.S. I loved it to say the least. Anyhow, greatings from ever sunny Isla Margarita
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claravox
Replied: May 26, 2010
cool! I am very happy you enjoyed it! ...btw, I went to your web page, and everything is wonderful, colors, composition and content perfectly put together into a larger unit. Great! :)
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claravox
Replied: May 26, 2010
...your work, I mean!
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vps1rength
Posted: May 22, 2010
Your art drew me into purchasing the magazine!
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claravox
Replied: May 23, 2010
cool! Hope you will enjoy it! :)
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vps1rength
Replied: May 23, 2010
I definitely will, and thank you for the stars!
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drewhelge
Posted: May 14, 2010
Look forward to seeing more.
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claravox
Replied: May 17, 2010
:)
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matador
Posted: May 13, 2010
thank you for the stars. congratulations on issue 4!
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claravox
Replied: May 17, 2010
Thank you!
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artguy
Posted: May 13, 2010
Thanks for the stars. I love the dynamism in your work. My eyes won't stop moving.
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claravox
Replied: May 17, 2010
:) thanks!
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christopherthormcmakin
Posted: May 12, 2010
Thank you very much for the stars. I am happy to hear you liked Charles.
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claravox
Replied: May 12, 2010
you are welcome! Nice to meet you and your art.
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christopherthormcmakin
Posted: May 12, 2010
Loved your work. Great style.
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claravox
Replied: May 12, 2010
thanks!
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injeyan
Posted: May 11, 2010
Thank you for the stars
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injeyan
Posted: May 10, 2010
Thank you for the stars
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woefoep
Posted: May 10, 2010
Thanks again..
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cookieholmes
Posted: April 29, 2010
Your work is amazing! Beautiful, colorful, full of energy, and full of life! Congratulations!
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claravox
Replied: April 30, 2010
Thank you!
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biddi
Posted: April 27, 2010
Takk for stjerner og hyggelig kommentar!!!!! ... Lykke til med utstillingen :O)))
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claravox
Replied: April 27, 2010
Takk! Utstillingen går bra! :)
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tirui
Posted: April 24, 2010
WE ARE FRIEND NOW. THANK YOU WERY MUCH.
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claravox
Replied: April 25, 2010
:) welcome!
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tirui
Posted: April 23, 2010
WERY NISE.!!!!!!!
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fatmaatik
Posted: April 22, 2010
thank you for the star.
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northprime
Posted: April 20, 2010
congratulations you deserved it!! great work!!
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j51loco
Posted: April 18, 2010
CONGRATS on the magazine cover and feature, so deserved..... YOU ROCK!
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claravox
Replied: April 18, 2010
thanks, j51loco - it's fun to rock...:)
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acousticlivesong
Posted: April 18, 2010
Congrats on the feature! Lovely work : )
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claravox
Replied: April 18, 2010
thanks for your visit and compliments in my portfolio of paintings - lovely that too:)
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ingridmarrero
Posted: April 18, 2010
Congrats!! Beautiful work!
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claravox
Replied: April 18, 2010
Thank you, Ingrid!
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marhak
Posted: April 17, 2010
Congrats Clara!!! Well deserved.
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claravox
Replied: April 18, 2010
thank you, marhak! And congrats to you too!! :)
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katjohnston
Posted: April 16, 2010
Congrats!! How was your show?
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claravox
Replied: April 16, 2010
Thanks, Kat! My show is next saturday. I will post some pics. from it on facebook. I am very exited about both my feature here on bluecanvas and my show! :)
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daria
Posted: April 16, 2010
aaaaa!!! congrats on being featured!! yeeah! :)
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claravox
Replied: April 16, 2010
thanks, Daria! :)
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stefanfransson
Posted: April 16, 2010
Grattis!
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claravox
Replied: April 16, 2010
takk, Stefan!
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erinthepainter
Posted: April 14, 2010
very unique style you have...thanks for the stars and for leading me here
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mirotrimay
Posted: April 08, 2010
Thank you for stars, Clara. You have amazing portfolio!
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sanchezisdead
Posted: March 30, 2010
Miss Claravox thanks so much for the stars....!
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claravox
Replied: March 30, 2010
my pleasure, Alvaro!
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cascity
Posted: March 24, 2010
Your work is very creative! never seen anything like it! Love it.
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claravox
Replied: March 25, 2010
Thank you.
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sethdarnall
Posted: March 01, 2010
Truly wonderful work. Some of my favorite pieces on BC.
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claravox
Replied: March 02, 2010
wow!! Thank you very much, this is a great compliment! :)
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kathypark
Posted: February 11, 2010
beautiful works! admire your freedom and control..
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claravox
Replied: February 12, 2010
:-) thanks!
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cailincrisler
Posted: February 09, 2010
I love your style=)
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claravox
Replied: February 09, 2010
thank you!
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katjohnston
Posted: February 07, 2010
I have posted some pics of the opening on Facebook as well as a few on here - in my personal folder! let me know if you'd like me to send more to you (via your personal email)
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dixcey
Posted: January 27, 2010
rad lovely work...:)
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claravox
Replied: January 28, 2010
:-)
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tiberiousgracchus
Posted: January 25, 2010
lovely portfolio
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claravox
Replied: January 25, 2010
thank you!
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daria
Posted: January 24, 2010
such an interesting place!
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claravox
Replied: January 24, 2010
happy you like it!
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lexenika
Posted: January 19, 2010
Love your work!
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claravox
Replied: January 20, 2010
thanks!
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julian
Posted: January 14, 2010
Not only is your work admirable, I respect the way you are skilled at self-promotion while affording time to be genuinely nice to other artists. Best wishes, Julian.
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claravox
Replied: January 14, 2010
hi Julian! Thank you for the compliment! It's easy, you know...I love art;)
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mimi
Posted: January 11, 2010
hi randi... love your art as you already know... : )
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claravox
Replied: January 11, 2010
hi mimi! Nice to see you here too! Thanks for the compliment and all the stars! :)
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sabaferrari
Posted: January 09, 2010
thanks for the stars :)
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ingridmarrero
Posted: January 06, 2010
Beautiful work!
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claravox
Replied: January 06, 2010
Thank you, Ingrid!
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chris
Posted: January 04, 2010
Hi Randi - thank you so much for your appreciation of my bits 'n pieces here - fully appreciated; really ;)
Happy New Year to you also :)
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claravox
Replied: January 04, 2010
Hi Chris! A happy new year to you too. I enjoy looking at your amazing art, so the pleasure is mine. Best Randi
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uptonparkman
Posted: January 03, 2010
love the profile pic randi,
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claravox
Replied: January 03, 2010
:-) thanks!
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rubenu
Posted: January 01, 2010
Thank you very much for your comments and stars. Your art is beautiful, like a mysterious dream. Def influenced by fashion and patterns, mixed with nature. Love to see more.
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claravox
Replied: January 02, 2010
Thank you very much!
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minashalaj
Posted: December 31, 2009
Nice work!
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claravox
Replied: January 01, 2010
thanks!
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marysa
Posted: December 31, 2009
Great gallery !!! Congratulations and happy new year to you ...
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claravox
Replied: December 31, 2009
thank you for the compliment and for all the stars, and a happy new year to you too!
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pbworks
Posted: December 27, 2009
Hello Randi !!
Thanks for all stars !! ;) love your artwork !!
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claravox
Replied: December 27, 2009
likewise, pbworks:)
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vkezerashvili
Posted: December 26, 2009
Thanks a lot for the stars dear! :)
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claravox
Replied: December 27, 2009
:-) you are welcome!
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janehupe
Posted: December 22, 2009
Hei igjen Claravox! Jeg har klikket meg inn på mange spennende bilder fra galleriet og det forbløffende mange av de som viser seg å ha din signatur! Digger bildene dine! Takk for stjerner og hilsen! :)
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claravox
Replied: December 22, 2009
Takk, Jane:) Lykke til her, og spør hvis du lurer på noe. God juleferie. Vi snakkes snart.
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janehupe
Replied: December 22, 2009
Takk for det du! Riktig god juletid ønskes deg også! :)
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artface
Posted: December 21, 2009
Thanks! Clara~~~Continue to have a lot of inspiration, all the best and a great Christmas!!!
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claravox
Replied: December 22, 2009
happy christmas to you too:))
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luhong
Posted: December 13, 2009
Thanks for all those stars. Really appreciate. Have good holidays!
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claravox
Replied: December 22, 2009
you are very welcome! :) happy holidays to you too
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