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.

Lessons from the Low Country

Each work is inspired by the color palette of a select painting in the exhibit Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art, which traveled the United States in 2006-2007.

Discretionary Palette

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Discretionary Palette by Margret E. Short 2007 Sold       9x10  Oil on Linen  Inspired by the Palette of the 17th Century Dutch Lessons from the Low Countries Lawrence Gallery, Portland, Oregon Copyright Margret E. Short … [Read more...] about Discretionary Palette

Lilac Mania

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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

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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

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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

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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