Becca and Si on the Couch

[Terri Ficenec]

Congratulations Alex! (Such a nice sense of depth in that piece. . . it looks like they're right there with you)

[Alexandra Tyng]

Thanks, Garth and Terri! I feel badly that I forgot to mention John Ennis. In fact, as I was posting this morning I had a disturbing feeling that I was leaving out someone.

When my husband and I went back there today (he hadn't seen the show yet) I realized how many wonderful figurative/portrait artists there are in this area whom I don't know, or only met last night.

[Peter Yesis]

Alex,
Thank you for posting this beautiful painting. The composition and lighting are extremely well done. I particularly like the fact that the cat's eyes are closed. It adds so much to the comfort of the moment.

I agree with Lacey also, thanks for posting the picture of you and the painting, most impressive.

[Michele Rushworth]

Congratulations! Don't know how I managed to miss seeing this painting when it was first posted. I really enjoy the Sargent-like composition and posing.

[Alexandra Tyng]

Thank you, Peter and Michele!

This was, I think, the first painting I posted on the Forum (aside from the two that I included in my introductions page). It's been hanging around the house for a while, was in that "Joining Forces" show in September, and when the Woodmere show came up I thought I'd use it one more time. All my new ones exceeded the height limit! I'm just glad I had something to enter that I wasn't ashamed of (is anyone like me in that they start cringing when looking at their older work?), and luckily it was accepted.

[Michele Rushworth]

...is anyone like me in that they start cringing when looking at their older work?)

Looking at ANY of my old work is a cringe-a-thon!

[Jean Kelly]

I'm still cringing!

Alex, this is really nice, but then I'm a sucker for all animals. Oh, and the painting is lovely also.

Jean