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.

Low Country, High Water

Low Country, High Water

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The second commission piece is finished! The Low Country Project can begin! First, I must describe another “low country” type of experience. You probably all have read about the recent rains in the Northwest that have brought high waters and flooding; more rain than some people have ever seen. Many homes have been lost to the Sandy River in Oregon … [Read more...] about Low Country, High Water

“Lessons” Recap

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For all of you who are drop in or first time readers of this BLOG, I would like to recap the nature of my “Lessons from the Low Countries” Project. Alyson actually suggested I do this. She is my career coach and has been instrumental in guiding me through the steps of posting cohesive ideas. The project is actually all summarized in the first … [Read more...] about “Lessons” Recap

24 Carats

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Here are a few of the supplies necesssry for the gold leaf project. Shown is a piece of raw linen, sheets of 24 carat gold, sizing, a primed canvas, a burnisher, and other tools. The sizing is like a glue that holds the gold to the surface of the object being leafed. … [Read more...] about 24 Carats

Painting Mantras

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You all know about the dilemma of “can’t do this until I do such and such!” This has been my mantra the last couple of weeks. I am itching to get to my Dutch project but first I must fulfill a couple of previously planned obligations. The first one was a painting/commission for a client. He specifically requested a landscape done on gold leaf on … [Read more...] about Painting Mantras

Rembrandt Exhibit, First Stop

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The Shaw Gothic Pavilion at the Dayton Art Institute was a perfect setting for my presentation. Each of the three display paintings were set up on the easels where people could look closely and also ask questions about my Lessons of the Low Countries project. That's me in black with an blue apron talking to a philosophy professor about the Dutch … [Read more...] about Rembrandt Exhibit, First Stop

Choices

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The trip to the Dayton Art Institute to do my presentation was splendid and the Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art Exhibit  was even more so. The scope of this Dutch collection is mind boggling in that this is the only time these ninety masterpieces have been out of Holland. The directors of the 3 destination museums, Dayton Art Institute, … [Read more...] about Choices