Alex Tyng in Oct/Nov '06 International Artist

Linda Brandon · 09-10-2006, 01:47 PM

Congratulations Alex on your eight-page (!) article in the Oct/Nov issue of International Artist Magazine! For those of you who haven't read it yet, Alex has written an interesting and persuasive analysis of complementary color theory, lavishly illustrated with her beautiful paintings.

I'm so happy that you're getting this exposure, Alex!

Julie Deane · 09-10-2006, 06:10 PM

I just got my magazine yesterday, Alex. Haven't had time to really peruse it yet, but saw some familiar paintings and a name I know.

Congratulations! and Congratulations!

Alexandra Tyng · 09-10-2006, 08:18 PM

Linda and Julie, thank you! Thanks for posting this, Linda! You've always been so supportive of me, and I only hope I can reciprocate. Opening up the magazine was such a surprise. I wrote it about two years ago, and I had just about given up hope of ever seeing it in print. So this is very exciting.

Tom Edgerton · 09-18-2006, 04:58 PM

Alex--

Came in from teaching my once-a-year workshop, and found this great article. Will look forward to reading it in detail this week.

The quote about atmosphere echoed something that someone told me at one of the conferences that really influenced my work...that they had discovered they weren't just painting light, they were painting air (atmosphere), and it was a major revelation.

Congratulations on the terrific exposure...well deserved!

--TE

Sharon Knettell · 09-18-2006, 07:14 PM

Congratulations Alexandra! Great news.

I think I will go down to the RISD bookstore and buy one. And in case there are any onlookers, I will say you cannot learn that here.

Marcus Lim · 09-18-2006, 09:50 PM

Congrats Alex!
If i could afford having Chicago (the pop group) going up to your house, i'd definitely get them to sing "YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION"!
You really are that!

Alexandra Tyng · 09-18-2006, 10:08 PM

Thanks, guys!

Tom--"painting air" is a very descriptive and evocative way to put it. Hey, were you part of the discussion in May when we were sitting around talking about light and shadow with Peggy Baumgartner? We got into it a bit then.

Sharon, I'm sitting here laughing, picturing you at the RISD bookstore giving an impromptu talk on all the things the students are missing! One of my daughter's friends is a freshman there this year. He was one of my students, a REALLY talented painter whose passion is portraits and figures.

Hey, Marcus, I like the thought! (It's the thought that counts, right?)

Enzie Shahmiri · 09-19-2006, 10:33 AM

Alexandra,

I found your article very interesting as well and wanted to congratulate you on its publication. I did not know that you did landscape/cityscape's and was pleasantly surprised to see your nice work.

Jean Kelly · 09-19-2006, 02:42 PM

Congrats Alex, I'll pick it up!

Jean

Alexandra Tyng · 09-26-2006, 10:29 AM

Thank you, Enzie and Jean!

Yes, I do landscapes and cityscapes (so far only of Philadelphia), too, though unfortunately the reproductions in the article are not the best. Glad you liked them, Enzie. I really enjoy painting large aerial views, but I have to take photos from the air and work on the paintings in the studio. To compensate, and to improve my color and get more spontaneous, I've been painting smaller plein aire views. It's a lot of fun.