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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Atmosphere on the Easel

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This is another example of background transparency/translucency that suggests a lot of atmosphere. The brass is glowing through the paint strokes, but it's not too busy either. Black and burnt umber worked well here. Above is a detail of one of the gold leaf paintings. The gold was such a beauitiful passage that it was left unpainted … [Read more...] about Atmosphere on the Easel

Signature D Consulting

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presents Minerals, Metals, and Dirt June 6 through 30 at Elizabeth Lofts 333 NW 9th Avenue Portland, Oregon, Pearl District Plaza Entrance on NW 10th Opening Reception June 6, 6 to 9 pm Shown by appointment after June 6 Diane Kruger 503-504-9330 A pigment project featuring the beauty of mineral and earth colors painted on metals. … [Read more...] about Signature D Consulting

Copper on the Easel

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Several years ago, I did a series of paintings on sheets of copper of various sizes, which was enormously fun. Here are two from that series.     Well, now here it is 2013, and it's time for another challenge with a new pigment series. This new project poking at my mad scientist self is more expansive though, and will be … [Read more...] about Copper on the Easel

Kom Ombo

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Kom Ombo 8x10   Oil on Gold Leaf © Margret E. Short 2011 Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two It seems perfectly fitting to use gold leaf as a base support for the ancient Egyptian pigment project paintings, especially considering so many antiquities are made of precious metals such as gold. First I applied twenty three carat gold … [Read more...] about Kom Ombo