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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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Egyptian blue

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

Sneak Peeks from the Pharaohs

June 27, 2009 by Margret Short

photograph of old building texture

Well, it's time for the big reveal of a few of the initial works completed in the last weeks using  colors from the pharaoh's tombs. As mentioned before this pigment project has been more of a challenge than the Dutch themed one. The most important issue is there are fewer colors and even fewer vibrant ones. This detail below is from … [Read more...] about Sneak Peeks from the Pharaohs

Tagged With: ancient pigments, Anne Varichon, azurite, blue bice, blue verditer, colors, Dutch, Egypt, Egyptian, Egyptian blue, malachite, Mountain blue, natural Carbonate of copper, Pharaoh, pigments

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