Margret E Short Fine Arts Blog: Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two

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Check the archives for Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two from November, 2010 through March, 2011 and Part One project January through October 2009 - both of which came about after a trip to Egypt in 2009. Similarities between historical pigments used in tombs and temples to that of the much later Golden Age of Dutch Art were discussed. The Part Two exhibit can be viewed onlne by Galerie Gabrie, of Pasadena, CA.

Note: This blog began during the creation of eleven paintings inspired by the 17th century palette of works in Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art, an exhibition that traveled in the U.S. during 2006-07. All eleven paintings were presented as my exhibit, Lessons from the Low Countries in Portland, Oregon, June 2007.

November 30, 2010

Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two

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Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb, Part Two

Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena, in March 2011.

More intriguing myths, Gods, Goddesses, symbols, tombs, temples and stories from Ancient Egypt featuring pigments and new paintings. With only a few exceptions, all paintings in this new series will be created using pigments used by Egyptian artisans since antiquity. These include colors such as the beautiful Egyptian Blue Frit and Red Iron Oxide.

Follow the in-depth research progress on this blog starting now.

Resulting collection of new works to be exhibited at Galerie Gabrie.

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Hi Margaret,

I love going to the MET in NYC and seeing all the fabulous Egyptian treasures from King Tuts tomb and look forward to seeing your new work using the pigments. Congrats on your forthcoming show as well.

Posted by: Nanci Hersh | December 02, 2010 at 08:30 PM

Funny thing is the Dutch royal family are pharaoh´s too. In the sense that after their death the bodies are sort of `pickled` (I'm Dutch so don't know the exact word in English).
These are then put in a tombe in the crypte of the family in the famous 3-coloured church of Delft. This is not common knowledge in Holland by the way. I am not sure about it, but it looks to me like a medieval 3-stairs rocket to the stars...

Posted by: Gerard Lelieveld | August 22, 2011 at 11:32 AM

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Lessons from the Pharaoh's Tomb Part 1 Gallery

Lessons of the Pharaoh's Tomb is my latest body of work in my Lessons Series. It was inspired by a trip to Egypt in January 2009. The paintings feature imagery and pigments used since 3500 BC. I explored similarities between historical pigments used in tombs and temples from antiquity to that of the much later Golden Age of Dutch Art.

Lessons from the Low Country Gallery

The "Lessons from the Low Countries" project came about due to my interest in Rembrandt and other Dutch masters; and my desire to study the historic pigments they used and introduce them into my work. Each work was inspired by the color palette of a select painting in the exhibit "Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art," which traveled the United States in 2006-07.

Permanent Gallery

This collection exemplifies the luscious colors and interesting subject matter used in Margret's work. After starting piano lessons in her adult years, she became fascinated with rare musical instruments and sheet music which she scoured antique shops to find. Many of these items are incorporated into compositions which have a musical theme. Striking and lively pigments are a continuous passion for her.

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