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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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The Joys of Red – And a Special Announcement!

March 3, 2022 by Margret Short

It is an undeniable fact that colors can be felt. Blue is cool and icy and should never be painted on bathroom walls lest we feel cold while indisposed. The soothing warm light of yellow draws us to a cushioned window seat with a good book when the sun pours through. Green is crisp and lush and beckons a walk in the park in an April rain. Royalty … [Read more...] about The Joys of Red – And a Special Announcement!

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Fumed Silica Gel Stays Where You Put It

July 30, 2011 by Margret Short

photograph of oil paint samples

Left - Fumed Silica Gel mixed with linseed oil Second from Left - Red Iron Oxide mixed with linseed Second from Right - Red Iron Oxide mixed with Fumed Silica Gel Far Right - Fumed Silica Gel dry There are basically two ways to paint with oil paints. One is oil only, and the other is using solvents. These days many people are … [Read more...] about Fumed Silica Gel Stays Where You Put It

Tagged With: linseed oil, mastic varnish, oil painting, red iron oxide, respirator, solvents

Vizier’s Habiliments

March 1, 2011 by Margret Short

fine art oil painting of pottery painting supplies on table

Vizier’s Habiliments © Margret E. Short 2011, OPA. AWA  Oil on Linen 9x10 Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena This painting depicts the various habiliments Vizier Amenemope might use while relaxing during his favorite pastime (painting) while not advising the Pharaoh. Shown next to the red jar, is the … [Read more...] about Vizier’s Habiliments

Tagged With: ancient pigments, black, Egypt, Egyptian blue frit, madder, orpiment, pigment project, red iron oxide

Nefertiti’s Garland

March 1, 2011 by Margret Short

sill life of Nefertiti's Garland oil painting on linen

Nefertiti's Garland ©Margret E. Short, OPA, AWA,   12x5 Oil on Panel Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two Queen Nefertiti’s image of elegant beauty is instantly recognizable around the world. She lived on the east bank of the Nile with her six daughters and the Pharaoh, Akhenaten. They reigned during the eighteenth … [Read more...] about Nefertiti’s Garland

Tagged With: Akhenaten, Aten, Egyptian blue frit, eighteenth dynasty ancient Egypt, Monotheism in ancient Egypt, Nefertiti, red iron oxide

Offerings to Isis

March 1, 2011 by Margret Short

Offerings to Isis oil painting by Margret short

Offerings to Isis 8x9  Oil on Wood panel © Margret E. Short, OPA, AWA, 2011 Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two This small painting was one of the most enjoyable to paint not only for the colors but also the subject matter. One day while hunting through the aisles of our local Asian market I spied a fascinating fruit of brilliant … [Read more...] about Offerings to Isis

Tagged With: Cleopatra, Egyptian blue, Isis, offering lists, Osiris, Philae, red iron oxide

Cleopatra’s Garden

March 1, 2011 by Margret Short

Dutch stilleven style painting moody light floral bouquet by Margret short

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

Tagged With: Egyptian blue, Khan el-Khalil, malachite, peaches, pigments, Ptolemaic period, red iron oxide, yellow ochre

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