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.

Ka is Watching

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Feluccas by island @ 72 

It is easy to imagine the pharaoh regally sitting on his throne while sailing on a felucca. In ancient Egypt the belief was that the protective spirit ka watched over the almighty ruler and all the boat's passengers. The "Regal Pharaonic Dahbia of Cheops" is the oldest Egyptain felucca image immortalized by the Great Pyramid of Giza. The pharaoh's Solar Boat sailed on sunbeams throughout the skies and carried Cheops in the regal, single cabin.

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.