Feluccas on the Nile © Margret E. Short 2011, 12x5 Oil on panel Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two Feluccas on the Nile, is inspired by a lovely warm January afternoon sailing around an island near Aswan while watching the sun create long dark shadows across the dunes. As far as the eye can see the feluccas elegantly glide over the water … [Read more...] about Feluccas on the Nile
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Full Sail
Full Sail ©Margret E. Short, OPA, AWA 22x8 Oil on Linen Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena … [Read more...] about Full Sail
Felucca Study #6
Felucca Study # 6 Oil on Gold Leaf, 7x5 ©Margret E. Short, OPA, AWA, Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two … [Read more...] about Felucca Study #6
Felucca Study #5
Felucca Study # 5 Oil on Silver Leaf, 7x5 ©Margret E. Short, OPA, AWA, Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two … [Read more...] about Felucca Study #5
Felucca Study #2
Felucca Study # 2 Oil on Silver Leaf, 7x5 ©Margret E. Short, OPA, AWA, Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two … [Read more...] about Felucca Study #2
Felucca
What do Winston Churchill, Mark Twain, King Farouk, and Dave and Margret Short all have in common? We all sailed down the Nile while visiting the magnificent antiquities of Egypt......in a felucca! This graceful sailing vessel is motor-less and relies on the Egyptian southerly winds to push it upstream. These winds build during the day and … [Read more...] about Felucca