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.

oil painting

Modern vs. Historic

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Shown here are two reds used by contemporary artists. The color on the left is vermilion straight from the tube on the top, mixed with a little white on the bottom. The color on the right is a very modern pigment, cadmium red. As you can see, the vermilion has a slightly more subtle tone to it, whereas, the cadmium is very shockingly bright. To … [Read more...] about Modern vs. Historic

Sculptural Scoops of Paint, and Other Seedy Topics.

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Detail from Painting a Day Series Painting #4 copyright Margret E. Short 2010 Over the recent months I have been experimenting with a new medium purchased at Natural Pigments, called Velazquez Medium. It is completely different from the more commonly used liquid mediums. This one is made with finely ground calcite in linseed oil, which extends … [Read more...] about Sculptural Scoops of Paint, and Other Seedy Topics.

Cleopatra’s Garden at OPA National

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  Oil Painters of America   19th Annual National Exhibition April 30 - May 30 -2010 Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona   Cleopatra's Garden   28x22 Oil on Linen   © Margret E. Short 2009, OPA. AWA One of 200 paintings selected from 2560 entries. Dedicated to preserving and promoting excellence in representational … [Read more...] about Cleopatra’s Garden at OPA National

French Prime Time, Egyptian Style

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The next phase of the project is the priming. After the canvas is totally dry sand lightly to remove the fuzzy fibers that have lifted on the surface of the fabric. Lay the canvas flat and begin the priming process on the back. Once more, remove the staples from the corners. Using a brush apply the primer to the fabric leaving the staples off … [Read more...] about French Prime Time, Egyptian Style