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.

Events

Artists today (as well as artists of the past) have the great honor and opportunity to attend receptions and exhibits in many places where their own art is displayed.

Iron Oxide Pigments, Colors and Uses in Oil Painting

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George O’Hanlon’s Best Painting Practice Class held in Portland this past weekend was a treasure trove of valuable information.  Much of the information presented was material I have studied over the years since my art quest began, and happily, there were many nuggets presented too.  The topics of materials, techniques, mediums, oil painting … [Read more...] about Iron Oxide Pigments, Colors and Uses in Oil Painting

Discriminating Palette

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Several months ago when I first learned about this Dutch exhibit, my first thought was "how splendid that it is coming to the United States"......then, I thought, "3 cities?".......AND Portland is one of them. I will be able to go many times during the 3 months of the exhibit because Portland is where I live. As time went on I began to think about … [Read more...] about Discriminating Palette