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

Perplexing Pigments

by

Well, my mind has been spinning with thoughts of pigments and the process of grinding paints. Many many times over the years I have made paints but never on this broad scale using solely pigments from a certain period, like this one, the 17th  Century. After speaking with the Conservation Department at the National Gallery last week, I know great … [Read more...] about Perplexing Pigments

Dutch Treats

by

Well, the catalogue for the Dutch Exhibit arrived from Dayton yesterday, and it is splendid! There are in total 90 works of art of which only a dozen or so are not paintings. In 1992 I visited the Rijksmuseum, but I must say many pieces shown here are unfamiliar. Too many years have passed since viewing them. There will be many choices for … [Read more...] about Dutch Treats

The Golden Age Completed

by

The Golden Age, 12 by 12, oil on linen. Well, here is the final lap....done...ready to frame and ship to Dayton. As you can see from this image, the painting morphed slightly from the first stage of the composition shown in the first 2 canvases. The background looked a little too vacant so I added a shiny brass Turkish teapot and the lace doily … [Read more...] about The Golden Age Completed

Grisaille Magic

by

This project is taking on a life of its own. Good progress today! After a visit to Lawrence Gallery, they have enthusiastically agreed to show my body of work as an exhibit next May along with the opening of the Dutch Exhibit at the Portland Museum. Also, I have worked out the logistics of the demo in Dayton. To expedite matters I remembered a … [Read more...] about Grisaille Magic