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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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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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Aug 19, 20212 min read
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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Aug 5, 20212 min read
Egyptian Princess
Artist's Statement: In previous posts discussing the way I use charcoal sketches as prototypes, I have mentioned that sometimes a...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Jul 23, 20211 min read
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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Jul 15, 20212 min read
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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Jul 9, 20212 min read
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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Jun 10, 20211 min read
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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Jun 3, 20211 min read
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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
May 27, 20211 min read
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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
May 20, 20212 min read
Stargazers
Artist's Statement: The Stargazer lily is a hybrid, created so that the petals look to the sky rather than curve downward. Various...
Carolyn Kleinberger
May 13, 20211 min read
Purple Crocuses
Artist's Statement: Purple – for some time in Ancient Rome, reserved to the Emperor. Purple – given an entirely different meaning by...
Carolyn Kleinberger
May 6, 20211 min read
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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
May 5, 20211 min read
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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Apr 29, 20211 min read
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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Apr 22, 20211 min read
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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Apr 15, 20212 min read
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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Apr 8, 20211 min read
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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Apr 1, 20212 min read
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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Mar 25, 20212 min read
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