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Margret E. Short Fine Arts

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.

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Margret Short

Lilac Mania

June 8, 2007 by Margret Short

Lilac Mania SOLD by Margret E. Short 2007 Inspired by the Palette of the 17th Century Dutch 12x12 Lessons from the Low Countries Lawrence Gallery, Portland, Oregon Copyright Margret E. Short … [Read more...] about Lilac Mania

Pentimenti

June 8, 2007 by Margret Short

Pentimenti by Margret E. Short 2007 Inspired by the Palette of the 17th Century Dutch   11x10 Oil on Linen Lessons from the Low Countries Lawrence Gallery, Portland, Oregon  Copyright Margret E. Short                              … [Read more...] about Pentimenti

The Golden Age

June 8, 2007 by Margret Short

The Golden Age by Margret  E. Short 2006 Sold                 12x12 Oil on Linen             Lessons from the Low Countries       Lawrence Gallery, Portland, Oregon        June 1 through 30, … [Read more...] about The Golden Age

Can’t Stop Painting

June 8, 2007 by Margret Short

Beyond the select eleven paintings from the core of the Lessons from the Low Countries series, there are five additional works. One is the signature painting, The Golden Age. It was painted in October of 2006 in preparation for the presentation at the Dayton Institute of Art. In order to clearly present the chiaroscuro style, my approach was to do … [Read more...] about Can’t Stop Painting

Suleyman’s Legend Inspiration

June 6, 2007 by Margret Short

Michiel Comans, Calligrapher, Artist         by Michiel van Musscher               Inspiration for Suleyman's Legend             by Margret E. Short Painting #11 Lessons from the Low Countries Lawrence Gallery, Portland, … [Read more...] about Suleyman’s Legend Inspiration

Suleyman’s Legend

June 6, 2007 by Margret Short

Suleyman's Legend by Margret E. Short 2007 Oil on Linen  20x16  Painting #11  Sold                                Lessons from the Low Countries         Lawrence Gallery, Portland, Oregon Copyright Margret … [Read more...] about Suleyman’s Legend

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