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    This blog documents 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 to three U.S. cities in 2006-07. During June of 2007, all eleven paintings were presented as my exhibit, Lessons from the Low Countries, while the Rembrandt exhibit debuted its three-month stay at the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon. Read the documentation and see all finished works of this year-long project in the August 2006 through June 2007 entries on this blog.

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September 18, 2006

Chiaroscuro...Lights and Darks

Throughout this past spring and summer I began contacting the Dayton Art Institute to inquire about dates, catalogues, and accomodations. To my delight, not only am I going to Dayton to preview the Rijksmuseum Exhibit, but I have been invited to do a presentation to demonstrate my style of painting which is the Dutch technique of chiaroscuro. My web site: www.margretshort.com will illustrate the dramatic counterbalance of light and dark which is used to convey both mystery and drama. We leave for Dayton next month, but first I must think of a good way to present a demonstration that will clearly show how I work on a painting and how it progresses. Maybe three or four stages on different canvases will work!

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