Artist's Statement: This painting, and the one posted last Friday, show the view from a kitchen (more precisely - standing at the kitchen sink). Placing this painting next to the first one works to make more apparent the cold of deep winter. The contrast in the lighting between the first and second paintings works to make the winter light seem unwelcoming; nature shooing us out of our yards and into our shelters. Oil on Wood Panel 17.75 x 24 in Spring passes and one remembers

Artist's Statement: This painting, and the one to be posted next, show the view from a kitchen (more precisely - standing at the kitchen sink) first in early, then in deep winter. In both paintings, I worked for contrast - the ground cover, the exposed branches, the light particular to the onset of sustained cold. Oil on Wood Panel 7.75 x 24 in Not forever does the bulbul* sing In balmy shades of bowers, Nor forever lasts the spring Nor ever blossom the flowers. Not forever r

Artist's Statement: This series of paintings of the odd, the curious, and the strange, shows items I came across in two curiosity shops in an historic district in Tampa, Florida. A series of the curious and weird is almost obligated to include at least one skull. This posting, the last in the "curiosity shop" series, satisfies that obligation. Death is a part of life, and skeletal remains ensue naturally from death in myriad species. But sometimes the natural unsettles us, an

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 work in charcoal, with my favorite subjects being books and fine glassware. This drawing is one of my earliest and most favored. I have given it to the scholar in my life. Charcoal Drawing 13 x 16 in Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it

Artist's Statement: This painting is a portrait of Esther, my daughter’s first and best friend from a tumultuous year at the Smithsonian Institute in Panama. Esther and Rachael remain close, despite the great distance and various vicissitudes of life. As a friend, Esther, holds your hand, makes you laugh, and has your back. Oil on Panel 16 x 20 in My soul is a hidden orchestra; I know not what instruments, what fiddle strings and harps, drums and tamboura I sound and clash

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 formless, shapeless, like water. Be water, my friend. Bruce Lee (master of the martial arts; actor) 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. #boating #sa

Thai Buddha Oil on Canvas On Life's journey Faith is nourishment, Virtuous deeds a shelter, Wisdom is the light by day and Right mindfulness is the protection by night. The Buddha born as Siddhartha Gautama So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it . . . Qur'an Alzalzalah Verse 7 God is not a Christian, God is not a Jew, or a Muslim, or a Hindu or a Buddhist. All of those are human systems, which human beings have created to try to help us walk into the mystery of

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 theologian, medical missionary, humanitarian, award Nobel Peace Prize I have felt cats rubbing their faces against mine and touching my cheek with claws carefully sheathed. These things, to me, are expressions of love. James Herriot British veterinary surgeon and author All Things Bright and Beautiful Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if

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 20th century master of homespun humor, pithy social commentary, and the political one-liner Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. Roger Caras wildlife photographer, writer, wildlife preservationist, TV reporter sometime A.S.P.C.A. president and announcer for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Anybody who doesn't know

Oil on Wood Panel 16 x 12 in Wine is sunlight, held together by water. Galileo Galilei Wine is the only artwork you can drink. Luis Fernando Olaverri What wine goes with Cap'n Crunch? George Carlin Art as an Occasional Medicine for Melancholy Like everyone else I know, these days I spend a lot of time worrying about the future. As what I hope to be an upbeat, if temporary, distraction, here is a painting, coupled to someone else's words of wisdom. #artasanoasis #fineart #wome

Oil on Canvas 54 x 41 in We write for the same reason that we walk, talk, climb mountains or swim the oceans - because we can. We have some impulse within us that makes us want to explain ourselves to other human beings. That's why we paint, that's why we dare to love someone - because we have the impulse to explain who we are. -- Maya Angelou Art as an Oasis™ Art as an Oasis is a series of occasional postings from the art of Carrie Kleinberger providing a temporary respite