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.
Woodshed Orchestra
by Margret Short
The Portland Woodshed Jazz Orchestra
Driveway Party Hosted by John and Carol Ann White
Photo courtesy of Duncan Whitfield
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.
WR Jones says
This looks like a very enjoyable day.