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.

Dutch Treat Sneak Peek

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Lessons_2_detail_tulipsThis is all you will get to see of this painting until June when my exhibit opens at Lawrence Gallery. This color theme was taken from the palette of the painting by Gabriel Metsu. This image is a small detail of a much larger painting which is now finished. The vermilion red was patterned after the red in the woman’s dress.

Chiaroscuro Painting

Oil painting with the chiaroscuro technique illuminates the focus area with a strong light. All other areas are painted with less detail, lower values, and intensity of color giving a mysterious appearance. By putting one or two objects in the important focus area, a strong but simple composition will emerge. Combining these oil painting techniques with a selection of superior natural pigments and oil paints result in the beautiful and evocative quality known as Chiaroscuro Painting.

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  2. Margret,
    It is hard to imagine the magnitude of your project. You definitely need your assistants. The results (what I can see from your “sneak peeks”) are, as always with your work, magnificent.
    I am dying to see the rest of the paintings & doubt I can wait until June.
    Thanks for taking the time to write this blog so we can see how you are progressing.
    Wanda