Artist's Statement: My mother’s favorite flower was a yellow rose. Red is by far my favorite, although I’ve never met a rose I didn’t like. For example, I think the roses depicted above are beautiful, though they are neither red nor yellow nor even monochrome. The interplay of pink and white in the petals gives the impression of a blush – hence the name. The long stems provide color contrast – color that is darker, less variegated, and less pronounced. Oil on Belgian Linen

Oil on Canvas 50 x 38 in The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too Vincent van Gogh The Letters of Vincent van Gogh You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore. William Faulkner Art as an Oasis™ Art as an Oasis is a series of occasional postings from the art of Carrie Kleinberger providing a temporary respite from both mundane and monumental cares complimented

Oil on Belgian Linen 20 x 16 in Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments. Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds, or bends with the remover to remove. O no! It is an ever-fixed mark that looks on tempests and is never shaken; it is the star to every wand'ring bark, whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. William Shakespeare Sonnet 116 Oil on Panel 14 x 12 How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and bre

Thai Buddha Oil on Canvas On Life's journey Faith is nourishment, Virtuous deeds a shelter, Wisdom is the light by day and Right mindfulness is the protection by night. The Buddha born as Siddhartha Gautama So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it . . . Qur'an Alzalzalah Verse 7 God is not a Christian, God is not a Jew, or a Muslim, or a Hindu or a Buddhist. All of those are human systems, which human beings have created to try to help us walk into the mystery of

Oil on Wood Panel 30 x 24 in With freedom, flowers, books and the moon, who could not be perfectly happy? Oscar Wilde De Profundis Art as an Oasis™ Art as an Oasis is a series of occasional postings from the art of Carrie Kleinberger providing a temporary respite from both mundane and monumental cares complimented by words of wisdom from a diversity of others. #orange #orangezinnia #flowers #gouquet #floralart #gardening #summervibes #sunshinetherapy #sun #nature #naturelover