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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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Guideposts Upwards - Trees After Leaf Fall
Artist's Statement: Fall has left very few leaves in these trees; despite the still-green moss, the emptiness connotes loneliness. At the...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Nov 10, 20201 min read
Colorado Aspens
Artist's Statement: This painting is the one the bride and groom actually selected to be imprinted on their chuppah. The trees are in the...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Nov 6, 20201 min read
The Journey Begins
Artist's Statement: This painting was one of two offered to a Jewish bride for her fall wedding, to be printed on the chuppah – the...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Nov 3, 20201 min read
Skull and Beetles
Artist's Statement: This series of paintings of the odd, the curious, and the strange, shows items I came across in two curiosity shops...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Oct 29, 20202 min read
Pink Elf
Artist's Statement: This series of paintings of the odd, the curious, and the strange, shows items I came across in two curiosity shops...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Oct 26, 20202 min read
Lonely Monkey Puppet
Artist's Statement: This series of paintings of the odd, the curious, and the strange, shows items I came across in two curiosity shops...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Oct 22, 20202 min read
Masked Model with Plume and Bow
Artist's Statement: This series of paintings of the odd, the curious, and the strange, shows items I came across in two curiosity shops...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Oct 15, 20201 min read
Bright Eyes and Hats with Ribbons
Artist's Statement: This series of paintings of the odd, the curious, and the strange, shows items I came across in two curiosity shops...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Oct 12, 20201 min read
Beautiful Hats and Colors Rule
Artist's Statement: This series of paintings of the odd, the curious, and the strange, shows items I came across in two curiosity shops...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Oct 8, 20201 min read
Shy Little Boy and His Older Cousin - Charcoal
Artist's Statement: This posting is the third of three charcoals showing individual triplets, at the age of four, at moments of...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Oct 1, 20201 min read
Portrait of a Young Girl - Charcoal
Artist's Statement: This posting is the second of three charcoals showing individual triplets, at the age of four, at moments of ...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Sep 28, 20201 min read
Young Boy Opening Present - Charcoal
Artist's Statement: This posting is the first of three charcoals showing individual triplets, two boys and a girl, at the age of four....
Carolyn Kleinberger
Sep 25, 20201 min read
Tree Nymph
Artist's Statement: The model for this painting is one of my very favorites – my daughter. She is an individual of remarkable depth, who...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Sep 21, 20201 min read
Mr. Cool and His Eyes
Artist's Statement: Coelho’s statement fits the eyes of my son, who was the model for both of these portraits. As for the passage from...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Sep 17, 20201 min read
Miriam II - Color Study
Artist's Statement: This color study shows Miriam a little older than in the painting posted last Friday. She has now followed her baby...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Sep 14, 20201 min read
Young Miriam Confronting Her Parents
Artist's Statement: To think of the story of Moses as focused solely on men (e.g. Moses, his brother Aaron) is to miss the remarkable...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Sep 10, 20202 min read
Contemplation with a Twist
Oil on Canvas 20 x 16 in It is perfectly true, as philosophers say, that life must be understood backwards. But they forget the other...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Sep 7, 20202 min read
The Scholar's Books
Artist's Statement: When I first started taking seriously the idea that I might be an artist, before I had taken any classes, I began to...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Sep 3, 20201 min read
Egyptian Princess - Head Study for Batiya
Artist's Statement: I have been working for seven years on a group of paintings entitled Strong Women of the Bible. In this head study, I...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Sep 1, 20202 min read
A Good and Kind Man
Artist's Statement: The model for this portrait is the father of a woman who attended the Atelier School of Art when I did. The woman is...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Aug 28, 20201 min read
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