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.

The Golden Age Completed

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the_golden_age_12_x_12_linen_06The Golden Age, 12 by 12, oil on linen. Well, here is the final lap….done…ready to frame and ship to Dayton. As you can see from this image, the painting morphed slightly from the first stage of the composition shown in the first 2 canvases. The background looked a little too vacant so I added a shiny brass Turkish teapot and the lace doily changed shape a little. Shiny things and lace are maybe my 2 favorite subjects to paint.

My liaison at the Dayton Museum has been extremely helpful and has offered to provide many of the supplies I will need for my demo; easels, tables, turps and other things not allowed on airplanes. When I talked to her Friday afternoon, she raved about the Dutch exhibit which officially begins today.

The other terrific person who has helped me plan this journal is Alyson Stanfield.  I am very grateful that I engaged her services as a career coach in late July. She is a wealth of ideas and has given me tips heretofore untried.

And now…on to my packing.

Chiaroscuro Painting

Oil painting with the chiaroscuro technique illuminates the focus area with a strong light. All other areas are painted with less detail, lower values, and intensity of color giving a mysterious appearance. By putting one or two objects in the important focus area, a strong but simple composition will emerge. Combining these oil painting techniques with a selection of superior natural pigments and oil paints result in the beautiful and evocative quality known as Chiaroscuro Painting.

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    One of my coaching clients, Margret E. Short, is blogging. And it’s not just any blog. It’s “Outside the Paint Box: Exploring Art, Painting, Pigments, Rembrandt, and the Golden Age of Dutch Art.” Margret is embarking on the coolest project. Next week, …