Esther Preparing for Audience with the King
Artist's Statement: Last week’s post showed a charcoal sketch of Esther preparing for her audience with the king. As I explained, I made...
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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.
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- Aug 6, 2021
- 2 min
Egyptian Princess - Color Head Study
Artist's Statement: Sometimes the Oil Painting Can Be a Prototype If you have been following the past several postings, you will remember...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- Jul 30, 2021
- 1 min
Egyptian Princess
Artist's Statement: In previous posts discussing the way I use charcoal sketches as prototypes, I have mentioned that sometimes a...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- Jul 23, 2021
- 1 min
Egyptian Princess - Charcoal
Artist's Statement: This week’s posting is another study in charcoal, a precursor to an oil painting titled “Egyptian Princess.” That...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- Jul 15, 2021
- 2 min
Fearsome and Fearless
Artist's Statement: In last week's post I described my experience drawing in charcoal and explained how currently I use charcoal almost...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
Head Study for Fearsome and Fearless
Artist's Statement: When I first started working seriously in art, before I made the jump to full-time, professionally guided study, I...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- Jun 17, 2021
- 1 min
Tulips and Ladybugs
Artist's Statement: If memory serves, my husband gave me these tulips. Two days later, I found myself distressingly anxious about a...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- Jun 10, 2021
- 1 min
Homage to Cambria
Artist's Statement: The yellow rose and its companion bud are from life, and I see their beauty and intense color as the painting's focal...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- Jun 3, 2021
- 1 min
A Sign of Friendship
Artist's Statement: Despite the lyrics quoted below, in the language of flowers yellow roses symbolize friendship – hence the title of...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- May 27, 2021
- 1 min
Poppies in the Field
Artist's Statement: I remember first hearing the word “poppies” as part of a sleeping spell cast by the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- May 20, 2021
- 2 min
Blushing Roses
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...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- May 13, 2021
- 1 min
Stargazers
Artist's Statement: The Stargazer lily is a hybrid, created so that the petals look to the sky rather than curve downward. Various...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- May 6, 2021
- 1 min
Purple Crocuses
Artist's Statement: Purple – for some time in Ancient Rome, reserved to the Emperor. Purple – given an entirely different meaning by...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- May 6, 2021
- 1 min
Umbrellas, Walking Sticks and a Rabbit
Artist's Statement: I am honored that my painting "Umbrellas, Walking Sticks and a Rabbit" was selected for the upcoming Oil Painters of...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- Apr 29, 2021
- 1 min
Penzance Bouquet
Artist's Statement: Penzance is a port town on the southern side of the English county of Cornwall, about three miles north of the town...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- Apr 22, 2021
- 1 min
Tulips in Cornwall
Artist's Statement I traveled to the south of England, visiting a few castles and manors scattered about. In one manor in Cornwall I...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- Apr 15, 2021
- 2 min
Sea Flags in Annapolis
Artist's Statement: We were on a large sailing boat in Annapolis. It was a large group of people, maybe 15, on this boat. I looked up at...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- Apr 8, 2021
- 1 min
Three Mushrooms on Golden Pond
Artist's Statement: "On Golden Pond", released in 1981, depicted the relationship between a loving aging wife and her loving, slightly...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- Apr 1, 2021
- 2 min
Middle Eastern Market
Artist's Statement: I composed this still life from items purchased in the shuk (open-aired market) in Jerusalem. The influence of...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
- Mar 25, 2021
- 2 min
Egyptian Princess
Artist's Statement: Passover begins in two days, on the evening of March 27, 2021. The holiday marks the beginning of a people's travel...
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