Margret E. Short is one of the most prestigious artists of today. Not content with contemporary paints, Short has an on-going unquenchable fascination with pigments and techniques of the past. After years of exhaustive research, she now specializes in still life and florals, producing magical canvases sought by collectors and museums alike.

Her work has been exhibited throughout the United States and beyond. She is the recipient of two coveted Salmagundi Club Awards, the Grumbacher Gold Medallion, and many other national honors. She is also Master Signature member of American Women Artists and a Signature Member of Oil Painters of America.

Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb is her latest body of work in the Lessons Series, which also included Lessons from the Low Countries (samples below).

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Doorman's Record Tulipa
11x10 inches, Oil on Linen
Margret E. Short © 2010
CM Russell Museum - Masters in Miniature 2010
July 29 Through September 11, 2010
Great Falls, Montana

Color and lush paint are tools which bring lasting life to canvas when light touches objects in a dramatic way. Savoring the most lush brush strokes and brightest lights for the area of focus achieves a feeling of duality. That is peaceful quiet and excitement. This is accomplished by using mostly dark tones; several very light tones, and none or few in the middle range.

Technique and materials in painting are as important as the result... —Margret E. Short, opa, awa (read the full Artist's Statment)