Artist's Statement:
This painting is the epitome of "imaginative painting." The oranges, their basket, its labels – are from a Parisian market. The ducklings are from a sketch I made at the Minnesota State Fair.
Oil on Canvas
15.5 x 27.5 in
Paris is always a good idea. Audrey Hepburn (in the movie, Sabrina) A walk about Paris will provide lessons in history, beauty, and in the point of Life. Thomas Jefferson In Paris they simply stared when I spoke in French;
I never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language. Mark Twain "We'll always have Paris." Rick to Ilsa Casablanca
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.