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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Very Vermilion

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Back in October of 2006 while viewing the Rembrandt exhibit at the Dayton Art Institute, I knew in an instant this one must be used as a source painting for one in my Lessons from the Low Countries series. The anticipation of using this masterpiece was heightened because of the brilliant and varied pigment possibilities. After seeing this small … [Read more...] about Very Vermilion

Southwest Sienna

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Several years ago while traveling in the Southwest, we visited  Utah's famous Bryce and Zion National Parks. As many of you probably know, the hills there are spectacular colors, glowing with reds and golds in endless varieties. Because I did not want any trouble from those pesky park rangers, I waited until we were outside of the boundaries of the … [Read more...] about Southwest Sienna

Viridian vs. Verona

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Often in this blog documentation, I have talked about color saturation. This is very important to anyone using color in any way, no matter the medium. The saturation of a color, paint, or dye, is the intensity of the pigment, meaning how weak or powerful it is. Often, I have mentioned a color having a weak tinting strength, especially the earth … [Read more...] about Viridian vs. Verona

One Month Till Liftoff

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Today, May 1, 2007, marks the one month deadline for the beginning of my Lessons from the Low Countries Exhibit. Please mark this on your calendar. Lawrence Gallery 903 NW Davis Portland, Oregon 97209 503-228-1776 June 1 thru June 30, 2007 Opening Reception First Thursday, June 7, 6-9pm I will be sending out announcements via mail and … [Read more...] about One Month Till Liftoff

The Blues

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Many of the history books I have read over the past months often give multiple names for one pigment. This is something that has happened over and over again for the historic pigment called SMALT. Ralph Mayer states in his book, The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques, it is a kind of cobalt blue glass. As many as 3000 years ago, the … [Read more...] about The Blues