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.

The Botany Lesson of Dr. Tulip

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The Botany Lesson of Dr. Tulip           by Margret E. Short  2007, 30 x 36    Oil on Linen Painting #10 Lessons from the Low Countries Exhibit Lawrence Gallery, Portland, Oregon June 1 through 30, 2007 Copyright Margret E. Short Photography Ben Reed, NW Photo and Digital, Oregon City, … [Read more...] about The Botany Lesson of Dr. Tulip

The Secret Life of Iris

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The Secret Life of Iris by Margret E. Short 2007              30x30 Oil on Linen  Painting #8 Lessons from the Low Countries Exhibit, June 1 through 30, 2007 Lawrence Gallery, Portland, Oregon Copyright Margret E. Short Photography, Ben Reed, NW Photo and Digital, Oregon City, Oregon … [Read more...] about The Secret Life of Iris