Margret E. Short Fine Arts

Portland, Oregon artist Margret Short - a modern day master of 17th Century Dutch art using the chiaroscuro technique to create still life and floral paintings.

American Art in Miniature

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Again this year, Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is presenting the American Art in Miniature exhibit. This popular show is a juried invitational and features 220 artists from across the country. The prices range from $275 to $6,200 and measure no larger than 108 square inches. This is one of the museum’s many annual fundraising events that raises money for educational programs and events.

All 220 works of art are now posted on their web site at: www.gilcrease.org/AAIM2008

The exhibition runs October 25 through November 9, 2008. To purchase a piece of art, plan to attend the Exhibit Reception and Art Sale, Thursday, November 6, 2008. On November 6, the Patron Preview begins at 5:30p.m., followed by the Silent Auction at 6:30 p.m.

Penelopes Web 9 x 10 72 email size

Penelope’s Web

SOLD

91/2×10  Oil on Gold Leaf
© 2008 Margret E. Short
$3100.

American Art in Miniature 2008,
Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

Chiaroscuro Painting

Oil painting with the chiaroscuro technique illuminates the focus area with a strong light. All other areas are painted with less detail, lower values, and intensity of color giving a mysterious appearance. By putting one or two objects in the important focus area, a strong but simple composition will emerge. Combining these oil painting techniques with a selection of superior natural pigments and oil paints result in the beautiful and evocative quality known as Chiaroscuro Painting.