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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.

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 6, 20212 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 18, 20201 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 4, 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

Edward

Artist's Statement: When I painted this portrait, the model was posing simultaneously for several artists. While ordinarily I determine...

Carolyn Kleinberger

Aug 25, 20201 min read

Esther

Artist's Statement: This painting is a portrait of Esther, my daughter’s first and best friend from a tumultuous year at the Smithsonian...

Carolyn Kleinberger

Aug 21, 20201 min read

Carol's Portrait

Artist's Statement: The subject of this portrait is a good friend, in whom strength and calm inhabit beauty. Oil on Panel 19 x 23.5 in I...

Carolyn Kleinberger

Aug 14, 20201 min read

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

Art as an Oasis

Egyptian Princess - Color Head Study

Mr. Cool and His Eyes

The Scholar's Books

Egyptian Princess - Head Study for Batiya

Edward

Esther

Carol's Portrait

A New Hamlet, An Old Question

Dreaming of Beijing

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