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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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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
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
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
Edward
Artist's Statement: When I painted this portrait, the model was posing simultaneously for several artists. While ordinarily I determine...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Aug 24, 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 20, 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 13, 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 3, 20202 min read
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