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.

Margret Short

Felucca

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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

The Metamorphosis of Ray Mar

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Raymar Art Fine Art Competition Finalist, February 2010   Metamorphosis, 12x12, Oil on Linen, © Margret E. Short 2009, OPA. AWA Collection, Grant and Elizabeth Beech Metamorphosis is from my Lessons Series Project collection of eleven paintings which I completed in 2006-07.  All eleven were based on the color palette from … [Read more...] about The Metamorphosis of Ray Mar

Imagine That

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Imagine That 12x12 © Margret E. Short 2009, OPA. AWA The 21st Cascade AIDS Project's Annual Art Evening and Auction will be held in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at the historic Bison Building, 419 NE 10th Ave.This grand event was created by the art community to support CAP's work to make a dramatic difference in the lives of so many … [Read more...] about Imagine That