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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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Carolyn Kleinberger
Aug 19, 20212 min read
Esther Preparing for Audience with the King
Artist's Statement: Last week’s post showed a charcoal sketch of Esther preparing for her audience with the king. As I explained, I made...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Jul 30, 20211 min read
Egyptian Princess
Artist's Statement: In previous posts discussing the way I use charcoal sketches as prototypes, I have mentioned that sometimes a...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Jul 23, 20211 min read
Egyptian Princess - Charcoal
Artist's Statement: This week’s posting is another study in charcoal, a precursor to an oil painting titled “Egyptian Princess.” That...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Jul 15, 20212 min read
Fearsome and Fearless
Artist's Statement: In last week's post I described my experience drawing in charcoal and explained how currently I use charcoal almost...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Jul 1, 20212 min read
Rose I
Artist's Statement: A single rose, painted on the smallest of surfaces. The background purposely indistinct: no stems, no leaves, no...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Jun 17, 20211 min read
Tulips and Ladybugs
Artist's Statement: If memory serves, my husband gave me these tulips. Two days later, I found myself distressingly anxious about a...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Homage to Cambria
Artist's Statement: The yellow rose and its companion bud are from life, and I see their beauty and intense color as the painting's focal...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Jun 3, 20211 min read
A Sign of Friendship
Artist's Statement: Despite the lyrics quoted below, in the language of flowers yellow roses symbolize friendship – hence the title of...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
May 13, 20211 min read
Stargazers
Artist's Statement: The Stargazer lily is a hybrid, created so that the petals look to the sky rather than curve downward. Various...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Apr 22, 20211 min read
Tulips in Cornwall
Artist's Statement I traveled to the south of England, visiting a few castles and manors scattered about. In one manor in Cornwall I...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Apr 15, 20212 min read
Sea Flags in Annapolis
Artist's Statement: We were on a large sailing boat in Annapolis. It was a large group of people, maybe 15, on this boat. I looked up at...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Apr 8, 20211 min read
Three Mushrooms on Golden Pond
Artist's Statement: "On Golden Pond", released in 1981, depicted the relationship between a loving aging wife and her loving, slightly...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Apr 1, 20212 min read
Middle Eastern Market
Artist's Statement: I composed this still life from items purchased in the shuk (open-aired market) in Jerusalem. The influence of...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Mar 18, 20212 min read
Together in a Mudbath
Artist's Statement: The inspiration for this painting is my daughter's work in Panama. She went there alone to take a job at the...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Mar 4, 20212 min read
Thai Lions
Artist's Statement: This painting combines objects that originated 1500 miles apart. The two lions come from Thailand, a gift from my...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Feb 25, 20211 min read
Annapolis Lion
Artist's Statement: In actuality, this lion is fewer than eight inches tall – it decorates one end of a wooden mantelpiece in a...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Feb 18, 20211 min read
Globes of Light
Artist's Statement: This painting depicts the large, ornate antechamber of a house of worship, and, like the painting posted last week,...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Sep 15, 20201 min read
Miriam II - Color Study
Artist's Statement: This color study shows Miriam a little older than in the painting posted last Friday. She has now followed her baby...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Aug 28, 20201 min read
A Good and Kind Man
Artist's Statement: The model for this portrait is the father of a woman who attended the Atelier School of Art when I did. The woman is...
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Carolyn Kleinberger
Aug 14, 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...
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