A blog reader, Sara Mast, recently posted a comment on an entry called, Perplexing Pigments, that I posted in October of 2006. The topic of this post is the safety of using pigments in the dry natural form. Sara wanted to know about my working procedures. This is something that is of great importance to me, and I use great care while handling … [Read more...] about Safety with Pigments
Turner’s Favorite
TURNER'S FAVORITE SOLD 8 x 9 Oil on Linen © 2008 Margret E. Short CM Russell Museum Masters in Miniature 2008 … [Read more...] about Turner’s Favorite
Olympic Flame
OLYMPIC FLAME SOLD 10 X 9 Oil on Linen © 2008 Margret E. Short CM Russell Museum Masters in Miniature 2008 … [Read more...] about Olympic Flame
Widgets
Those of you who live in Oregon are probably familiar with our local award winning Oregon Public Broadcasting program Oregon Art Beat. I have had the honor of being featured three times over the years on this very popular program. They have added a widget tool to the Art Beat web site. A widget is a portable chunk of code that allows me to share … [Read more...] about Widgets
Penelope’s Web Details
So much of the time while I am painting lace I feel like Penelope herself. Often, many many hours will be spent carefully creating the look of the weavings on a particular passage only to scrape it away and start over. My goal is to paint, not "render" the patterns. So, I go along and paint a little detail then smudge until it doesn't look too … [Read more...] about Penelope’s Web Details
Penelope’s Web
Penelope's Web 9 1/2 x 10 Margret E. Short copyright 2008 This painting was completed using hand made historical oil pigments on gold leaf. American Art in Miniature Juried Exhibition October 25 through November 9, 2008 Reception and sale event Thursday evening, November 6, 2008 Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma 918-596-2700 … [Read more...] about Penelope’s Web