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 Cupbearer’s Habiliments

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  Isaac Blessing Jacob by Govert Flinck Inspiration for The Cupbearer's Habiliments painting #4 Lessons from the Low Countries Exhibit Lawrence Gallery, Portland, Oregon June 1 through 30, 2007 Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art Images, by special permission, The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands … [Read more...] about The Cupbearer’s Habiliments

The Orphans of Wouter Winkel

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The Hunter's Present by Gabriel Metsu Inspiration for The Orphans of Wouter Winkel painting #3 Lessons from the Low Countries Exhibit Lawrence Gallery, Portland, Oregon June 1 through 30, 2007 Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art Images, by special permission The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands … [Read more...] about The Orphans of Wouter Winkel

The Orphans of Wouter Winkel

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The Orphans of Wouter Winkel by Margret E. Short 2007 16x20 Oil on Linen painting #3  Sold 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, Oregon … [Read more...] about The Orphans of Wouter Winkel

Metamorphosis

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Donkey Drivers beside a Ruin in Italy by Jan Asselijn Inspiration for Metamorphosis painting #2 Lessons from the Low Countries Exhibit June 1 through 30, 2007 Lawrence Gallery, Portland, Oregon Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art Images, by special permission The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands … [Read more...] about Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

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Metamorphosis 12x12 Oil on Linen by Margret E. Short 2007 painting #2      Sold 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 Metamorphosis