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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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A New Hamlet, An Old Question
Artist's Statement: In Shakespeare’s tragedy of Hamlet, the young prince confronts death, its causes, consequences , and meanings several...

Carolyn Kleinberger
Aug 7, 20201 min read


Dreaming of Beijing
Artist's Statement: During my visit to Tsinghua University in Beijing, a student gave me a tour of the grounds and further, off campus,...

Carolyn Kleinberger
Aug 4, 20202 min read


Liza
Artist's Statement: Liza is the daughter of close friends of mine. My husband and I have watched her grow up into an extremely...

Carolyn Kleinberger
Jul 31, 20201 min read


Jamaican Horseman
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...

Carolyn Kleinberger
Jul 28, 20201 min read


Pelican: Who's Looking at Who?
New Release! As an interlude, below is one of my most recent works, finished just last week – a pelican I saw on a pre-Covid visit to...

Carolyn Kleinberger
Jul 24, 20201 min read


By The Seaside
Artist's Statement: For the most part, my paintings seek to identify and accentuate the beauty in ordinary subjects. In this way, I hope...

Carolyn Kleinberger
Jul 21, 20201 min read


The Rowboat
Artist's Statement: Oil on Belgian Linen 24 x 30 in Time is more complex near the sea than in any other place, for in addition to the...

Carolyn Kleinberger
Jul 17, 20201 min read


Jellyfish
Oil on Canvas 38 x 19.5 in Soul mates. They really call themselves that, which makes sense, because I guess they are . . . They have no...

Carolyn Kleinberger
Jul 10, 20201 min read


The River Nymph
Oil on Panel 26 x 20 in And ne'er did Grecian chisel trace A nymph, a Naiad, or a Grace Of finer form or lovelier face. Walter Scott...

Carolyn Kleinberger
Jul 6, 20201 min read


Hidden with a View
Oil on Canvas 32 x 22 in There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Kenneth...

Carolyn Kleinberger
Jul 3, 20201 min read


Calming Waves
Oil on Belgian Linen 30 x 24 in Very comforting a seascape. It was eternal, and completely unaffected by humans and human wars and human...

Carolyn Kleinberger
Jun 30, 20201 min read


Sailing Near Winona
Oil on Canvas 37 x 19 in Where the waters do agree, it is quite wonderful the relief they give. Jane Austen Emma Empty your mind, be...

Carolyn Kleinberger
Jun 28, 20201 min read


HaKallah and Wedding Boutonniere
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...

Carolyn Kleinberger
May 29, 20201 min read


In the Pursuit of Faith
Shabbat Walk (Sabbath Walk) Oil on Canvas 20 x 38 in If you wait until you find the meaning of life, will there be enough life left to...

Carolyn Kleinberger
May 26, 20201 min read


Of Faith and Its Manifestations
Thai Buddha Oil on Canvas On Life's journey Faith is nourishment, Virtuous deeds a shelter, Wisdom is the light by day and Right...

Carolyn Kleinberger
May 22, 20201 min read


A Walk and A Run
Walk Along a Florida Beach 33 x 43.5 in The sea is a desert of waves, a wilderness of water. Langston Hughes poet, playwright essential...

Carolyn Kleinberger
May 19, 20201 min read


Fish and Swimming Lionfish
Fish Oil on Canvas If a cat is a diagram and pattern of subtle air, then a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape.* Doris...

Carolyn Kleinberger
May 15, 20201 min read


Ancient Stories of Two Mothers
In respect of Mother's Day Miriam Comforting Yocheved Oil on Belgian Linen Work in Progress Love is unselfishly choosing for another's...

Carolyn Kleinberger
May 12, 20201 min read


Eye of the Tiger and The Younger Cat
Eye of the Tiger Oil on Wood Panel 5 x 5 in There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. Albert Schweitzer...

Carolyn Kleinberger
May 8, 20201 min read


Hafuz, The Younger Canine
Oil on Wood Panel “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” Will Rogers American entertainer, early...

Carolyn Kleinberger
May 5, 20201 min read
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