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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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Historical Pigments

The Wedding of Thetis and Peleus

July 3, 2011 by Margret Short

Ancient Greece pottery

About 470-460 BCE, the Wedding Painter painted this stunning vase. It measures 7 1/4" high by 5 1/4" wide. This one is actually quite small and many measured as much as 30" high or more. Many of the artists signed their pieces and historians can now identify the style characteristics of each artist. The Wedding of Thetis and Peleus, … [Read more...] about The Wedding of Thetis and Peleus

It’s All Greek

July 3, 2011 by Margret Short

photograph of greek pottery

Quite unexpectedly and yet happily, a new pigment project has come my way. Some months ago, a client came to me with a request to paint a commission with the theme of 5th century BCE Greece. Specifically, he wants the focus to be black/red figure vase painting that  was in its apogee at about 480-430 BCE. Again, I have delved head first … [Read more...] about It’s All Greek

Tagged With: earth pigments, Greeks, historical pigments

Festival of Opet

March 1, 2011 by Margret Short

dutch style painting of Festival of Opet by Margret short

Festival of Opet ©Margret E. Short, OPA, AWA       30x30  Oil on Linen Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two Each year in Ancient Egypt, a magnificent event took place which was a most enduring spectacle called The Festival of Opet in Thebes the present day Luxor. The Pharaoh and his queen led a … [Read more...] about Festival of Opet

Tagged With: ancient Egyptian pigments, historical pigments

Gifts from the Nubians

March 1, 2011 by Margret Short

paining of florals in teal porcelain pottery on table

Gifts from the Nubians ©Margret E. Short, 2011, OPA. AWA,     10x8 Oil on Panel  Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two Nubia, located just south of Egypt on the Nile River, is known as the Kingdom of Kush and the Land of Gold. Because Egypt had no gold, they were dependent upon the Nubians for this precious … [Read more...] about Gifts from the Nubians

Tagged With: ancient Egypt, azurite, chrome yellow, earth tones, Egyptian blue frit, Kush, madder, orpiment, paint, Pigment, yellow ochre

Vizier’s Habiliments

March 1, 2011 by Margret Short

fine art oil painting of pottery painting supplies on table

Vizier’s Habiliments © Margret E. Short 2011, OPA. AWA  Oil on Linen 9x10 Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena This painting depicts the various habiliments Vizier Amenemope might use while relaxing during his favorite pastime (painting) while not advising the Pharaoh. Shown next to the red jar, is the … [Read more...] about Vizier’s Habiliments

Tagged With: ancient pigments, black, Egypt, Egyptian blue frit, madder, orpiment, pigment project, red iron oxide

Nefertiti’s Garland

March 1, 2011 by Margret Short

sill life of Nefertiti's Garland oil painting on linen

Nefertiti's Garland ©Margret E. Short, OPA, AWA,   12x5 Oil on Panel Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two Queen Nefertiti’s image of elegant beauty is instantly recognizable around the world. She lived on the east bank of the Nile with her six daughters and the Pharaoh, Akhenaten. They reigned during the eighteenth … [Read more...] about Nefertiti’s Garland

Tagged With: Akhenaten, Aten, Egyptian blue frit, eighteenth dynasty ancient Egypt, Monotheism in ancient Egypt, Nefertiti, red iron oxide

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