Burnt Sienna is an extraordinarily versatile and useful pigment. In use since antiquity, the siennas sometimes are grouped into the "brown" category, but they are far from plain old brown. With their iron oxide ingredients, they range from rich earthy reds to foreboding darks. In earlier times, sienna was found in Siena, Italy and was … [Read more...] about The Sun, the Moon , and Burnt Sienna
Blue Bandeau
Blue Bandeau 10x9 Oil on Linen SOLD © 2008 Margret E. Short After all these many months of using the historical pigments exclusively, I am consistently amazed at how easy it is to get a harmonious color theme. By using just these few colors on my palette makes the decisions so easy. There is just no … [Read more...] about Blue Bandeau
More Details
More details of Tulipomania. The unveiling will take place closer to the AWA exhibit date in December. … [Read more...] about More Details
Silver Dollar Details
Detail of newly completed Tulipomania, 20 x 24, which is destined for the upcoming American Women Artists 2008 Member Juried Competition Galerie Gabrie in Pasadena, CA in December … [Read more...] about Silver Dollar Details
Safety with Pigments
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