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Margret E. Short Fine Arts

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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Blue Bandeau

Blue Bandeau

October 7, 2008 by Margret Short

    Blue Bandeau  10x9  Oil on Linen SOLD © 2008 Margret E. Short After all these many months of using the historical pigments exclusively, I am consistently amazed at how easy it is to get a harmonious color theme. By using just these few colors on my palette makes the decisions so easy. There is just no … [Read more...] about Blue Bandeau

Tagged With: green earth, historical pigments, lapis lazuli, Margret E. Short, oil painting, pigments

More Details

September 20, 2008 by Margret Short

  More details of Tulipomania. The unveiling will take place closer to the AWA exhibit date in December. … [Read more...] about More Details

Tagged With: American Women Artists, oil painting, Tulipomania, tulips

Silver Dollar Details

September 20, 2008 by Margret Short

  Detail of newly completed Tulipomania, 20 x 24,  which is destined for the upcoming American Women Artists 2008 Member Juried Competition Galerie Gabrie in Pasadena, CA in December … [Read more...] about Silver Dollar Details

Tagged With: American Women Artists, Galerie Gabrie, Tulipomania, tulips

Safety with Pigments

September 20, 2008 by Margret Short

A blog reader, Sara Mast, recently posted a comment on an entry called, Perplexing Pigments, that I posted in October of 2006. The topic of this post is the safety of using pigments in the dry natural form. Sara wanted to know about my working procedures. This is something that is of great importance to me, and I use great care while handling … [Read more...] about Safety with Pigments

Tagged With: cinnabar, lead tin yellow, linseed, naples yellow, NIOSH, safety with pigments

Turner’s Favorite

September 20, 2008 by Margret Short

TURNER'S FAVORITE SOLD 8 x 9 Oil on Linen © 2008 Margret E. Short CM Russell Museum Masters in Miniature 2008 … [Read more...] about Turner’s Favorite

Tagged With: CM Russell Museum, Exhibit, Masters in Miniature, Oils, painting

Olympic Flame

September 20, 2008 by Margret Short

OLYMPIC FLAME     SOLD 10 X 9  Oil on Linen © 2008 Margret E. Short CM Russell Museum Masters in Miniature 2008 … [Read more...] about Olympic Flame

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