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Margret E. Short Fine Arts

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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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

Hathor’s Offering

August 30, 2009 by Margret Short

Dutch stilleven style painting of bowl and fruits by Margret short

 Hathor's Offering Sold 8x9 Oil on Linen © Margret E. Short 2009  Lessons from the Pharaoh’s Tomb  Lawrence Gallery, Portland, Oregon  September & October 2009 Hathor's Offering is the smallest in the main collection of twelve paintings and measures 8x9 inches. It was inspired by the beautiful red bowl I purchased in Egypt which has … [Read more...] about Hathor’s Offering

Tagged With: ancient, ankh, Dendera, Egypt, Egyptian blue, Hathor, pigments, Ra, sa

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