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.

Cannon Beach Arts Fest

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Scorching temperatures are predicted for this coming weekend, but you can beat the heat on the splendid Oregon Coast at the Cannon Beach Art Fest. Plein Air and More is a city wide event and all the galleries will be participating with artists all around town and on the beach doing and talking about their art.

I will be at the Bronze Coast Gallery, 224 North Hemlock right in the center of town, on Friday evening the 26th, talking about historical pigments. The following day, Saturday the 27th, I will again be at the gallery demonstrating my still life technique with new landscapes, modellos, and still life on display. Hope you will join us. It will be a good time to get out of town. See you at the beach!

 

Felucca Modello 6x6 Oil on Copper
Felucca Modello #13
6×6 Oil on Copper
Copyright Margret E. Short, 2015
Raison d'etre 8x8 Oil on Linen
Raison d’etre
8×8 Oil on Linen

Chiaroscuro Painting

Oil painting with the chiaroscuro technique illuminates the focus area with a strong light. All other areas are painted with less detail, lower values, and intensity of color giving a mysterious appearance. By putting one or two objects in the important focus area, a strong but simple composition will emerge. Combining these oil painting techniques with a selection of superior natural pigments and oil paints result in the beautiful and evocative quality known as Chiaroscuro Painting.

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  1. Hi Margret,
    Sounds like a wonderful time. We’d love to join you, but know you’ll be surrounded by lots of admirers.
    Say hello to Dave for us and have a great time.
    Sincerely,
    Gary and Michele