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.

Amaryllis Revisited

Synchronisms

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Yesterday afternoon a gentleman came to our door and introduced himself as our neighbor, John White, from up around the corner. He handed me an invitation to his "driveway picnic" which included a barbecue and, oh by the way, a seventeen piece band would perform big band music in the same driveway. He was inviting everyone so that nobody … [Read more...] about Synchronisms

Olympic Flame

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Olympic Flame  Oil on Linen 10" x 9" by Margret E. Short Masters in Miniature  C. M. Russell Museum, September 6, 2008 400 13th Street North, Great Falls, Montana 59401  406-727-8787 … [Read more...] about Olympic Flame

Palimpsests

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Ross King's story of the revolutionary decade that gave the world Impressionism is a splendid summer read. I bought this book about a year ago and I am just now finding time to read it.  The Judgment of Paris chronicles the period between 1863 to 1875 or so and features the colorful character, Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier. He was easily the world's … [Read more...] about Palimpsests

Azurite Pigment

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Shown here is Azurite/Malachite Pigment from Natural Pigments, fine grade. It also is known as blue verditer, bice, and Mountain blue. I have seen wide ranges of intensities of this pigment ranging from a dullish gray to a very vibrant blue like this one. The early Egyptians were said to have used it in antiguity. It can be costly - as much as … [Read more...] about Azurite Pigment