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.

Margret Short

Experiments

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As you all have noticed over the years of following this blog, one of my most favorite thing to do is experiment with color mixtures. Often, in addition to making paints, I like to see what color makers are making. M. Graham makes several natural earth pigments that are really nice, astonishingly pigmented and very creamy. Two that are exceptional … [Read more...] about Experiments

Pots, Black on Black

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Detail of black on black pottery in painting #2 Painting black on black pottery on canvas is tricky, in that, the darkest coolest black is quite dark and dense. For this I used ivory black with just a tiny addition of burnt umber dark to facilitate the drying. The Burnt Umber Dark  from Cypress is the darkest I have found. As you remember, … [Read more...] about Pots, Black on Black

Meeting of the Minds

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On July 9th on Artists Mentors Online, I listened to the captivating discussion with Michael Harding and Tony Pro. Mr. Harding talked about the making of his line of paints and how he became interested in this topic. There were intelligent questions asked by artists via email and telephone. As you know, one of my favorite pigments is natural … [Read more...] about Meeting of the Minds