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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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ancient Egypt

One and a Half Billion and Counting

February 6, 2011 by Margret Short

Egyptian pyramids with man riding camel in foreground

In a television interview on February 5, 2011,Farouk Okdah, Egypt's Central Bank Governor, said Egypt's tourism industry has lost $1.5 billion since the protests to oust Hosni Mubarak began on January 25. This was according to the state-run Middle East News Agency, which ran excerpts of his interview. Having traveled to Egypt in 2009, I saw … [Read more...] about One and a Half Billion and Counting

Tagged With: ancient Egypt, pigment project, pigments in tombs and temples, tourism Egypt

Irresistible

January 27, 2011 by Margret Short

detail of texture of oil paint on linen

The combination of malachite with azurite makes the most luscious pigment, and I just can't resist using lots of it. This detail shows a small jar in one of the new paintings in the Part ll project.       … [Read more...] about Irresistible

Tagged With: ancient Egypt, ankh, azurite, Egyptian pigments, historical pigments, malachite, Pigment, temples, tombs

Lessons from the Pharaoh’s Tomb, Part Two

November 30, 2010 by Margret Short

Egyptian mask with gold and black

Announcing Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two  Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena, in March 2011. More intriguing myths, Gods, Goddesses, symbols, tombs, temples and stories from Ancient Egypt featuring pigments and new paintings. With only a few exceptions, all paintings in this new series will be created using pigments used by Egyptian … [Read more...] about Lessons from the Pharaoh’s Tomb, Part Two

Tagged With: ancient Egypt, Egypt, goddesses, gods, myths, paintings, pigments, research, temples, tombs

Hatshepsut’s Gift

August 29, 2009 by Margret Short

Dutch stilleven style painting by Margret short

Hatshepsut's Gift Sold 10x8 Oil on Gold Leaf  © Margret E. Short, OPA, AWA 2009   Lessons from the Pharaoh’s Tomb   Lawrence Gallery, Portland, Oregon, September & October   Hatshepsut's Gift   is the first painting attempted using the Egyptian pigments and was a huge challenge. As I have said many … [Read more...] about Hatshepsut’s Gift

Tagged With: ancient Egypt, azurite, female pharaoh, Hatshepsut, malachite, paintings, Pharaoh, pigments, red iron oxide, temples, tombs

Hatshepsut

July 25, 2009 by Margret Short

Hatshepsut stone sculpture

Hatshepsut, Metropolitan Museum of Art In ancient Egypt the familial connections were very creative and unusual, and this gets a little confusing here but stick with me. Thutmosis ll was king just prior to 1500 BC. When he died his son, Thutmosis lll, automatically became king, although he was still an infant. Hatshepsut who was the baby's aunt … [Read more...] about Hatshepsut

Tagged With: ancient Egypt, female pharaoh, Hatshepsut, King's Chief Wife, National Geographic, Pharaoh, Thusmosis lll, Thutmosis ll

Malachite

July 17, 2009 by Margret Short

detail of texture of oil paint

Detail of the largest painting in the series: Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, coming September 1, Lawrence Gallery, Portland, Oregon.  About 10 of the 12 paintings are coming to fruition at this point. As mentioned before this pigment project has been a challenge because of the enormity of the historical period and the scarcity of information … [Read more...] about Malachite

Tagged With: A. Lucas, ancient Egypt, Ancient Egyptian Materials, cultural blendings, Egyptian blue, Egyptian green frit, Egyptian perfume bottle, Lawrence Gallery, Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, malachite, plums, Portland Oregon, tulips

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