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.

Salon International, San Antonio, 2010

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Salon International, 2010, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, April 10th.

It was a delight to meet a fellow still life painter, Olga Plam. Olga has a rich Russian background and paints luscious flowers. We have made a date to meet each other again in Scottsdale at the OPA National where we each have a piece exhibited.

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.