Nancy Bea Miller

[Alexandra Tyng]

Originally Posted by Garth Herrick

There are only seventy (well, I can vouch for 69 of them if you know what I mean) very interesting artists featured in this Woodmere exhibition.

I'll vouch for the 70th.

Thanks, Garth and Dianne!

[Thomasin Dewhurst]

Originally Posted by Alexandra Tyng

Thomasin, oh, you are too much! You do what YOU do so very, very well, of course you don't want to do what I do. You should have seen the junk I was doing when I was in my 30s. You are SO much better it isn't funny!

This is probably the reason you are so good - you don't think you're good enough! I can't paint a figure in a whole room full of details and objects with such consistency, balance, and truly felt and understood perspective, and keep the figure the focal point and full of character and life. And you talk about the clarity of my light. Well, in this work you have such a clear, convincing daylight, and it is everywhere throughout the painting. And you paint hands so well (and tables: so wonderfully wood-like and flat!) - it takes me about 5 years to do hands, and then they still look like playdough, or not really attached to the arms. No, you are really good, but keep believing you're not because you'll get even better, and even more of an inspiration.

(Thanks again for your comments, though and your interest. Very much appreciated!)

[Alexandra Tyng]

Thomasin, thank you again. Your words mean a lot. However, you do things with your painting that I admire, too. I guess we could call it mutual admiration.

[Alexandra Tyng]

Sorry, Garth and Dianne, I didn't see your posts.

Garth, unfortunately I never got to see that show (in 1988), but I heard all about the other talented artist, and then finally years later you showed me some of your work that was in it. It's very, very impressive! I have to say, though, I think we have both come a long way since then, and hopefully you are no longer afraid of me.

Dianne, thank you so much! That is exactly what I wanted to say in the portrait, so I am glad it came across.

[Terri Ficenec]

Alex --(coming late to this) Congratulations on the award! This is one of my favorites of yours too!

[Alexandra Tyng]

Thanks, Terri.