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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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Winter Trees II
Artist's Statement: This painting, and the one posted last Friday, show the view from a kitchen (more precisely - standing at the kitchen...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Nov 17, 20201 min read
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Winter Trees I
Artist's Statement: This painting, and the one to be posted next, show the view from a kitchen (more precisely - standing at the kitchen...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Nov 13, 20201 min read
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Guideposts Upwards - Trees After Leaf Fall
Artist's Statement: Fall has left very few leaves in these trees; despite the still-green moss, the emptiness connotes loneliness. At the...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Nov 10, 20201 min read
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Colorado Aspens
Artist's Statement: This painting is the one the bride and groom actually selected to be imprinted on their chuppah. The trees are in the...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Nov 6, 20201 min read
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Skull and Beetles
Artist's Statement: This series of paintings of the odd, the curious, and the strange, shows items I came across in two curiosity shops...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Oct 30, 20202 min read
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Pink Elf
Artist's Statement: This series of paintings of the odd, the curious, and the strange, shows items I came across in two curiosity shops...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Oct 27, 20202 min read
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Lonely Monkey Puppet
Artist's Statement: This series of paintings of the odd, the curious, and the strange, shows items I came across in two curiosity shops...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Oct 23, 20202 min read
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Masked Model with Plume and Bow
Artist's Statement: This series of paintings of the odd, the curious, and the strange, shows items I came across in two curiosity shops...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Oct 16, 20201 min read
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Bright Eyes and Hats with Ribbons
Artist's Statement: This series of paintings of the odd, the curious, and the strange, shows items I came across in two curiosity shops...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Oct 13, 20201 min read
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Beautiful Hats and Colors Rule
Artist's Statement: This series of paintings of the odd, the curious, and the strange, shows items I came across in two curiosity shops...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Oct 9, 20201 min read
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Tree Nymph
Artist's Statement: The model for this painting is one of my very favorites – my daughter. She is an individual of remarkable depth, who...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Sep 22, 20201 min read
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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 18, 20201 min read
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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...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Sep 15, 20201 min read
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Young Miriam Confronting Her Parents
Artist's Statement: To think of the story of Moses as focused solely on men (e.g. Moses, his brother Aaron) is to miss the remarkable...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Sep 11, 20202 min read
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Contemplation with a Twist
Oil on Canvas 20 x 16 in It is perfectly true, as philosophers say, that life must be understood backwards. But they forget the other...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Sep 8, 20202 min read
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Edward
Artist's Statement: When I painted this portrait, the model was posing simultaneously for several artists. While ordinarily I determine...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Aug 25, 20201 min read
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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 21, 20201 min read
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Geneva
Artist's Statement: The subject of this portrait is the daughter of a friend of a friend. To me, the young woman is day dreaming, looking...
Carolyn Kleinberger
Aug 18, 20201 min read
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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
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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 4, 20202 min read
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