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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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Priming, by Request

April 13, 2009 by Margret Short

Rob, at French Canvas, graciously sent me one of their stretched linen canvases to use as a blog demonstration and to use for one of my Egyptian paintings. I have used their superior products in the past, and because so many people have requested more information about priming techniques, this will be a good way to show how … [Read more...] about Priming, by Request

Tagged With: Egyptian paintings, Egyptian pigments, French canvas, Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, linen, oil painting, painting, priming linen, rabbit skin glue

Turner’s Favorite

September 20, 2008 by Margret Short

TURNER'S FAVORITE SOLD 8 x 9 Oil on Linen © 2008 Margret E. Short CM Russell Museum Masters in Miniature 2008 … [Read more...] about Turner’s Favorite

Tagged With: CM Russell Museum, Exhibit, Masters in Miniature, Oils, painting

A Year of Magical Painting

August 26, 2006 by Margret Short

A very successful artist/teacher once told me, "an artist is like a magician." If we place the right color in the right place at the right time, magically a splendid image will appear. Well, I would add one more component to the magician. That is the art of juggling. Magically we manage to paint our passion and juggle life's other … [Read more...] about A Year of Magical Painting

Tagged With: 17th century pigments, historical pigments, Lessons from the Low Countries, painting, pigment project, pigments, Rembrandt, The Artist, The Artist

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