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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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Pots, Black on Black

July 25, 2012 by Margret Short

close up detail of oil paint on linen

Detail of black on black pottery in painting #2 Painting black on black pottery on canvas is tricky, in that, the darkest coolest black is quite dark and dense. For this I used ivory black with just a tiny addition of burnt umber dark to facilitate the drying. The Burnt Umber Dark  from Cypress is the darkest I have found. As you remember, … [Read more...] about Pots, Black on Black

Tagged With: black-on-black pottery, burnt umber, Cypress burnt umber, earth green, ivory black, oil painting, pigments, pottery, raw umber

When I Grow Up, I Want to Be an Art Forger

December 31, 2010 by Margret Short

ultramarine blue paint pigment

Now I do not aspire to go underground or "non-legit" with my painting techniques, but art forgery is quite a fascinating topic. One of the best ploys Eric Hebborn suggests is to purchase an artistically worthless old painting, say, from an antique shop or art auction. Wood panel or canvas, each would be naturally aged and seasoned, ready to scrape, … [Read more...] about When I Grow Up, I Want to Be an Art Forger

Tagged With: alizarin crimson, art forgery, azurite, chrome yellow, Eric Hebborn, flake white, ivory black, lapis, malachite, orpiment, pigments, ultramarine blue, Van Gogh, vermilion, viridian

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