Margret's Still Life Oil Paintings
Formal still life oil paintings came into popularity in 17th century Dutch when people became more affluent. They were also withdrawing from the rigid constraints of the church and could paint subjects other than from the bible. Still life oil painting has remained a popular form of expression since that time.
Discriminating Palette
Several months ago when I first learned about this Dutch exhibit, my first thought was "how splendid that it is coming to the United States"......then, I thought, "3 cities?".......AND Portland is one of them. I will be able to go many times during the 3 months of the exhibit because Portland is where I live. As time went on I began to think about … [Read more...] about Discriminating Palette