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.

malachite

Uber Azurite

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One of the most spectacular mineral colors is azurite/malachite, which was at one time abundant and found in many places around the world including Arizona. It has been used by both artists of the past and today. This magnificent chunk is at the Tohona Botanical Garden in Tucson, AZ. The color absolutely made my heart go flip flop when I first … [Read more...] about Uber Azurite

Galerie Gabrie, Press Release

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For Immediate Release Jasminka Gabrie, March 1, 201 Galerie Gabrie 597 East Green St. Pasadena, California                                                                Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two  How often do we visit a museum or historic exhibition, gaze and marvel at the beauty, skill and talent of the artists work and … [Read more...] about Galerie Gabrie, Press Release

Cleopatra’s Garden

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Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two  Cleopatra's Garden, shown above, evolved over a period of time with a "cultural blending" of ideas. My artistic license is used liberally throughout the process with many differing objects from various cultures in the composition. The "garden" is from imagination depicting favorite flowers and found … [Read more...] about Cleopatra’s Garden

Details Please

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This detail of the same painting shows a chunk of malachite similar to those found in the Egyptian rooms at the Smithsonian. I thought it fitting to portray the mineral as the ancients would have found it before it was ground into a pigment.   … [Read more...] about Details Please