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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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Full Sail

March 1, 2011 by Margret Short

oil painting of felucca boats on water by Margret short

Full Sail ©Margret E. Short, OPA, AWA    22x8  Oil on Linen Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena      … [Read more...] about Full Sail

Tagged With: ancient Egypt, Egypt, Egyptian blue frit, felucca, Nile river, pigments, sailing

Felucca Study #6

March 1, 2011 by Margret Short

oil painting of felucca boats on water by Margret short

Felucca Study # 6   Oil on Gold Leaf, 7x5 ©Margret E. Short, OPA, AWA,    Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two … [Read more...] about Felucca Study #6

Tagged With: ancient Egypt, Egyptian, felucca, Nile river, orpiment, pigments, red iron oxide, sailing

Felucca Study #5

March 1, 2011 by Margret Short

oil painting of felucca boats on water by Margret short

Felucca Study # 5   Oil on Silver Leaf, 7x5 ©Margret E. Short, OPA, AWA,    Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two … [Read more...] about Felucca Study #5

Tagged With: ancient Egypt, azurite, Egyptian blue frit, felucca, pigments, red iron oxide, silver, silver leaf

Felucca Study #3

March 1, 2011 by Margret Short

oil painting of felucca boats on water by Margret short

Felucca Study # 3   Oil on Gold Leaf, 7x5 ©Margret E. Short, OPA, AWA,    Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two … [Read more...] about Felucca Study #3

Tagged With: ancient Egypt, feluccas, gold leaf, Nile river, orpiment, Pigment, red iron oxide, yellow ochre

Felucca Study #2

March 1, 2011 by Margret Short

oil painting of felucca boats on water by Margret short

Felucca Study # 2   Oil on Silver Leaf, 7x5 ©Margret E. Short, OPA, AWA,    Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two   … [Read more...] about Felucca Study #2

Tagged With: Egypt, Egyptian, felucca, Nile river, pigments, sailing, silverleaf

Felucca

March 1, 2011 by Margret Short

photograph of felucca ships on nile

What do Winston Churchill, Mark Twain, King Farouk, and Dave and Margret Short all have in common? We all sailed down the Nile while visiting the magnificent antiquities of Egypt......in a felucca! This graceful sailing vessel is motor-less and relies on the Egyptian southerly winds to push it upstream. These winds build during the day and … [Read more...] about Felucca

Tagged With: Aswan, Cleopatra, Egypt, emirs, felucca, King Farouk, Margret Short, Mark Twain, Nile, pasha, sultans, Winston Churchill

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