<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Carolyn C.S. Kleinberger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carolyn C.S. Kleinberger is an Imaginative Realist fine artist formally trained at The Atelier Studio Program of Fine Art in Minneapolis. ]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/blog-art-as-an-oasis</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:22:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.carolyncskleinberger.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Yocheved and Baby Moses - Charcoal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: The charcoal shown below is the third of four I have drawn as studies for an oil painting of Miriam (Moses’ sister)...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/yocheved-and-baby-moses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613d1652f58b7c0016a24ee9</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 21:01:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_2a7be580ab8d49a9a5b0f4cb2899a7f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egyptian Princess - Color Head Study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: Sometimes the Oil Painting Can Be a Prototype If you have been following the past several postings, you will remember...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/egyptian-princess-head-study-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613fb9945967720016c3c566</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_979ec488291d4d8c9b83c7c5d9e0cbb3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egyptian Princess]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: In previous posts discussing the way I use charcoal sketches as prototypes, I have mentioned that sometimes a...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/egyptian-princess</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613939276a68750016ff7ce4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 22:30:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_935f6748a3a148908b83df1bd55787cd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dancing with Your Baby]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: "Dancing with Your Baby" has been accepted into the 2021 Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition. This will be the...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/dancing-with-your-baby</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613a3d41130fda0016f01575</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_897a2f66b0f04876be8df6c48864bc6a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_637,h_288,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Egyptian Princess - Charcoal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: This week’s posting is another study in charcoal, a precursor to an oil painting titled “Egyptian Princess.”  That...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/egyptian-princess-charcoal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613939d54296170016062ec5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 22:33:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_c3334358423c4e25882442985751ef23~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fearsome and Fearless]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: In last week's post I described my experience drawing in charcoal and explained how currently I use charcoal almost...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/fearsome-and-fearless</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61393a7b6a68750016ff7e90</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 22:42:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_b57e14ca39e44f74a518e479a10a2a84~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head Study for Fearsome and Fearless]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: When I first started working seriously in art, before I made the jump to full-time, professionally guided study, I...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/head-study-for-fearsome-and-fearless</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61393c8bae34dd001870dd54</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2021 22:46:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_9a0ea13e6e87484796a48af862b0be3a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rose I]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: A single rose, painted on the smallest of surfaces. The background purposely indistinct: no stems, no leaves, no...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/rose-i</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61393d9bd6c4c500163890d0</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:50:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_ead9b9a0895f44189a78d7871f06a7e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_619,h_380,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small Painting of Tulips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: This week’s painting might seem to be a detail from a much larger work – that is “a small part of a work of art,...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/small-painting-of-tulips</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61393e72d6c4c500163891c6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 22:54:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_558daa1efef14939857c4cb05540be96~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_622,h_607,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tulips and Ladybugs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: If memory serves, my husband gave me these tulips. Two days later, I found myself distressingly anxious about a...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/tulips-and-ladybugs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61393f53ca04520016422b2e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 22:56:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_93eb68c8425f4975b7841e5e3fc9e480~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_944,h_746,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homage to Cambria]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/homage-to-cambria</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613940106c6d6700163d1475</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2021 23:00:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_0f406d623b134bc6a384588c030c20cd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sign of Friendship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: Despite the lyrics quoted below, in the language of flowers yellow roses symbolize friendship – hence the title of...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/a-sign-of-friendship</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6139409b9620c00016bd9fdc</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2021 23:03:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_00b446c151294aedb95072051e69eeb3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_808,h_497,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poppies in the Field]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: I remember first hearing the word “poppies” as part of a sleeping spell cast by the Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/poppies-in-the-field</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6139418fb37b290015cd336d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2021 23:06:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_32a6955d9b964ea483892f86651ab4b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blushing Roses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: My mother’s favorite flower was a yellow rose.  Red is by far my favorite, although I’ve never met a rose I didn’t...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/blushing-roses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613a06aecb8b8a00165c962b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2021 13:09:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_f71d44206e8142f4970ce767437c9d29~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_783,h_523,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stargazers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: The Stargazer lily is a hybrid, created so that the petals look to the sky rather than curve downward.  Various...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/stargazers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613a07ad787c6800165c4e3e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 13:11:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_413d8154e14e45c38eefe759e13121a1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Purple Crocuses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: Purple – for some time in Ancient Rome, reserved to the Emperor. Purple – given an entirely different meaning by...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/purple-crocuses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613a083e8f70e7001635fcb0</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 14:24:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_87bca7f03670490da0965760cc93339e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_863,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Umbrellas, Walking Sticks and a Rabbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: I am honored that my painting "Umbrellas, Walking Sticks and a Rabbit" was selected for the upcoming Oil Painters of...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/umbrellas-walking-sticks-and-a-rabbit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613a401064dd53001655f9e7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_dfbee09a12714d90bd79961267461d2b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Penzance Bouquet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement: Penzance is a port town on the southern side of the English county of Cornwall, about three miles north of the town...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/penzance-bouquet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613a19b36a69710017d693e4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:29:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_da6283d442484a1db04c9318ed2e37aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_992,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tulips in Cornwall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist's Statement I traveled to the south of England, visiting a few castles and manors scattered about. In one manor in Cornwall I...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/tulips-in-cornwall</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613a1a50bd337000177a7028</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:31:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_3f37ff27a0744447969f3628c18fa780~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea Flags in Annapolis]]></title><description><![CDATA[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...]]></description><link>https://www.carolynkleinberger.com/post/sea-flags-in-annapolis</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613a1b1efa63450016beab2c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:36:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2bbfb2_f14e51be1ccb4f3aac17e2594747c4fb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_716,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Carolyn Kleinberger</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>