Several of the eleven paintings in the Lessons from the Low Countries series have been posted. More coming soon. Copyrights Margret E. Short All Rijksmuseum images with permission from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. All Margret Short photographs by Ben Reed, Northwest Photo and Digital, Oregon City, Oregon
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.