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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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The Hidden Marvels of Blue

September 2, 2021 by Margret Short

The color blue is the incontestable darling of the pigment world. Ask just about anybody their favorite color, and the answer far and above will be...blue! And it's everywhere, both in nature and the man-made world. The sky, distant mountains, blueberries, clouds, crashing ocean waves, walls in our homes, sapphires, jewelry, forget-me-nots, blue … [Read more...] about The Hidden Marvels of Blue

Tagged With: aquamarine blue, artist pigments, blue, blue green, blue pigments, Bronze Coast Gallery, Cannon Beach, Cannon Beach arts festival, Earth and Ocean Arts Festival, Mountain blue, natural pigment, Natural Pigments, Oregon, ultramarine blue

Han Purple, Another Color from the Past

January 30, 2021 by Margret Short

Mural in Eastern Han Luoyang of Liubo players in China

What is most exciting about the world of nature's pigments is you never know when you are going to discover something new. Veronica Bishop, my tech consultant, recently forwarded an article about such a color heretofore unknown to me. Thanks to her, I now have another pigment for possible inclusion onto my own historical palette, Han … [Read more...] about Han Purple, Another Color from the Past

Tagged With: ancient Chinese pigment, Egyptian blue frit, Han purple, Han purple pigment story, historical pigments, history of pigments, Margret E. Short, Margret E. Short fine art, Oregon, Pigment, pigment project, Portland, portland oregon painter, study of synthetic pigments, synthetic pigment, the history of Han Purple pigment

Perchance to Paint

December 1, 2013 by Margret Short

dutch style fine art still life oil painting of a vase with florals on red tablecloth

                          Perchance to Paint © Margret E. Short, OPA, AWA Master SOLD … [Read more...] about Perchance to Paint

Tagged With: historical pigments, Margret Short, Oregon, paintings, pigment project, pigments

Spider Woman’s Wedding

December 4, 2012 by Margret Short

still life painting of artifacts and treasures on tabletop

Spider Woman's Wedding By Margret E. Short, OPA, AWAM © 2012, 23x27  Oil on Linen Lessons from the Spider Woman  A pigment project by Margret E. Short December 6 through 31   … [Read more...] about Spider Woman’s Wedding

Tagged With: AWA, Exhibit, Native American, oil painting, Oregon, pigment project, pigments, Portland, Southwest Native American

Kokopelli’s Gifts

December 4, 2012 by Margret Short

Kokopelli's Tokens an oil painting by Margret short

  Kokopelli's Gifts By Margret E. Short, OPA, AWAM © 2012   13x15  Oil on Linen Lessons from the Spider Woman   A pigment project by Margret E. Short December 6 through 31                                                          … [Read more...] about Kokopelli’s Gifts

Tagged With: Exhibit, Native American, oil painting, Oregon, pigment project, pigments, Portland, Southwest Native American

River Bend Fine Art Grand Opening

June 26, 2010 by Margret Short

Margret short and guest at art gallery showing

The Grand Opening event at the River Bend Fine Art Gallery on May 28th was a huge success. Many of the represented gallery artists traveled from long distances to attend the gala. Dave and I (below) always enjoy these events enormously even though the drive was about 4 hours. Jane has chosen wall colors that enhance the paintings but are … [Read more...] about River Bend Fine Art Grand Opening

Tagged With: Bend, Gallery, openings, Oregon, paintings, still life

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