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 inside myself. All I hear is the symphony.
Fernando Pessoa
The Book of Disquiet
There is one friend in the life of each of us who seems not
a separate person, however dear and beloved, but an expansion,
an interpretation, of one's self, the very meaning of one's soul.
Edith Wharton
Laughter is the sunbeam of the soul.
Thomas Mann
The Magic Mountain
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.
~ on the strength and beauty of the individual soul ~
In a world where everyone wears a mask,
it’s a privilege to see a soul.
Amanda Richardson
Heathens
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