Back in 1994, when I was just barely sure of what I wanted to be as an artist, I found an intriguing semi-official survey taken by two serious-minded artists named Alex Melamid and Vitaly Komar, both Russian emigres. Along with other art preferences, they set out to find which color is most overall favored adored and desired by ordinary … [Read more...] about Lessons from the Unfathomable Colors of the Oceans
Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb 1
A body of work using pigments from Egyptian antiquity. The paintings all feature imagery, myths, events, colorful stories of gods and goddesses, and Pharaohs dating from 3500 BCE.
The World Over
One enduring concept has become clear to me during my years of historical pigment research. The colors used in world cultures throughout the ages are many of the very same pigments. The earth itself over thousands of centuries has created a harmonious palette of archival and readily available colors to create some of the most beautiful and enduring … [Read more...] about The World Over
Cleopatra’s Garden at OPA National
Oil Painters of America 19th Annual National Exhibition April 30 - May 30 -2010 Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona Cleopatra's Garden 28x22 Oil on Linen © Margret E. Short 2009, OPA. AWA One of 200 paintings selected from 2560 entries. Dedicated to preserving and promoting excellence in representational … [Read more...] about Cleopatra’s Garden at OPA National
Sunset at Kom Ombo
Sunset at Kom Ombo 7x5 Oil on Gold leaf panel © Margret E. Short 2009, OPA. AWA Sold … [Read more...] about Sunset at Kom Ombo
Felucca
Feluccas 7x5 Oil on Silver leaf panel © Margret E. Short 2009, OPA. AWA Sold … [Read more...] about Felucca
Sunset on the River Nile
Felucca Study #4 7x5 Oil on Gold leaf panel © Margret E. Short 2009, OPA. AWA Sold … [Read more...] about Sunset on the River Nile